Sleabäcken
salmon river · 66°N
flow 40 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Sleabäcken 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 Sleabäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 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
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Tomas Ekpike54 cm
- 2Henrik Nyströmpike53 cm
- 3Andreas Häggsea trout36 cm
- 4Gustav Schmidttrout33 cm
- 5Eva Viklundtrout29 cm
- 6Fredrik Björkperch18 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmHenrik Nyström
sea trout36 cmAndreas Hägg
trout29 cmEva Viklund
perch18 cmFredrik Björk
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