Skinnsäckan
salmon river · 61°N
flow 46 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Skinnsäckan 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 Skinnsäckan
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 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
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Kjell Bergburbot41 cm
- 2Maria Holmtrout30 cm
- 3Eva FalkArctic char29 cm
- 4Heike Boströmgrayling26 cm
- 5Jonas Krügerroach16 cm
- 6Stefan Wikströmvendace14 cm
Species records here
burbot41 cmKjell Berg
trout30 cmMaria Holm
Arctic char29 cmEva Falk
grayling26 cmHeike Boström
roach16 cmJonas Krüger
vendace14 cmStefan Wikström
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