Spettnäsbäcken
southern salmon river · 64°N
flow 30 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Spettnäsbäcken 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 Spettnäsbäcken
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
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
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Sabine Krügerburbot37 cm
- 2Karl Petterssonregnbåge29 cm
- 3Astrid HolmArctic char29 cm
- 4Magnus Lehmannwhitefish24 cm
- 5Uwe Sundingrayling23 cm
- 6Torbjörn Petterssonperch19 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmSabine Krüger
regnbåge29 cmKarl Pettersson
Arctic char29 cmAstrid Holm
whitefish24 cmMagnus Lehmann
grayling23 cmUwe Sundin
perch19 cmTorbjörn Pettersson
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