Smedsmyrbäcken
southern salmon river · 65°N
flow 25 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
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
- 1Kjell Krügersalmon54 cm
- 2Per Schmidtsalmon53 cm
- 3Elin Hansensea trout36 cm
- 4Rickard Lundsea trout36 cm
- 5Roland Krügertrout29 cm
- 6Wolfgang Brandtperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon53 cmPer Schmidt
sea trout36 cmRickard Lund
trout29 cmRoland Krüger
perch18 cmWolfgang Brandt
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