Stensjöbäcken
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 52 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Stensjöbäcken 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 Stensjöbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 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
The catch board
- 1Oskar Wagnerpike50 cm
- 2Karin Erikssontrout39 cm
- 3Jonas Krügertrout30 cm
- 4Per Schmidtregnbåge28 cm
- 5Elin Fischerroach15 cm
- 6Jürgen Hansenroach15 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmOskar Wagner
trout39 cmKarin Eriksson
regnbåge28 cmPer Schmidt
roach15 cmElin Fischer
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