Snuggabäcken
southern salmon river · 57°N
flow 47 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Snuggabäcken 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 Snuggabäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Fredrik Sundintrout35 cm
- 2Anna Månssontrout32 cm
- 3Ole Hedlundtrout31 cm
- 4Tomas Åströmtrout29 cm
- 5Jukka Åbergtrout28 cm
- 6Stefan Korhonentrout28 cm
The same water, for real