Skalbäcken
salmon river · 62°N
flow 41 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Skalbäcken is a salmon river. The water flows — fish hold behind rocks, in current seams and pools, letting the food drift to them. On high water the fish run upstream; on low water they sit tight in the deeper runs.
Permits & rules
- Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Skalbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Tomas Wikströmsalmon56 cm
- 2Wolfgang Krügersea trout41 cm
- 3Hanna Åströmgrayling29 cm
- 4Wolfgang Olofssongrayling24 cm
- 5Sabine Sjöbergperch19 cm
- 6Emil Nyströmperch19 cm
Species records here
salmon56 cmTomas Wikström
sea trout41 cmWolfgang Krüger
grayling29 cmHanna Åström
perch19 cmSabine Sjöberg
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