Smedsmyrbäcken
southern salmon river · 65°N
flow 35 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Smedsmyrbäcken 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 Smedsmyrbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
The catch board
- 1Emil Åströmsalmon67 cm
- 2Roland Krügerburbot38 cm
- 3Erik Sandströmhavsoring-baltic21 cm
- 4Axel Nilssonperch18 cm
- 5Karl Månssonperch18 cm
- 6Johan Viklundruffe10 cm
Species records here
salmon67 cmEmil Åström
burbot38 cmRoland Krüger
havsoring-baltic21 cmErik Sandström
perch18 cmAxel Nilsson
ruffe10 cmJohan Viklund
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