Skalbäcken
southern salmon river · 62°N
flow 42 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Skalbäcken is a southern 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
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Sara Fischerregnbåge32 cm
- 2Oskar Åbergregnbåge31 cm
- 3Stefan KorhonenArctic char30 cm
- 4Per Holmgrayling28 cm
- 5Andreas Petterssonwhitefish26 cm
- 6Klaus Karlssonwhitefish24 cm
Species records here
regnbåge31 cmOskar Åberg
Arctic char30 cmStefan Korhonen
grayling28 cmPer Holm
whitefish26 cmAndreas Pettersson
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