Stombäck
salmon river · 59°N
flow 59 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Stombäck 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 Stombäck
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 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
- 1Bjørn Boströmsalmon54 cm
- 2Ole Björksea trout38 cm
- 3Jukka Noréngrayling26 cm
- 4Klaus Karlssongrayling24 cm
- 5Per Dahlperch19 cm
- 6Jukka Weberperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon54 cmBjørn Boström
sea trout38 cmOle Björk
grayling24 cmKlaus Karlsson
perch19 cmPer Dahl
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