Stadmålabäcken
salmon river · 57°N
flow 41 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Stadmålabäcken 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 Stadmålabäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Magnus Lehmannpike69 cm
- 2Roland Holmsutare33 cm
- 3Heike Lindqvisttrout29 cm
- 4Rickard Brandtwhitefish25 cm
- 5Axel Lindqvistvendace13 cm
- 6Astrid Hedlundstensimpa6 cm
Species records here
pike69 cmMagnus Lehmann
sutare33 cmRoland Holm
trout29 cmHeike Lindqvist
whitefish25 cmRickard Brandt
vendace13 cmAxel Lindqvist
stensimpa6 cmAstrid Hedlund
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