Stora bäcken
southern salmon river · 60°N
flow 45 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Stora bäcken 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 Stora bäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole Webersalmon63 cm
- 2Mats Erikssonsea trout40 cm
- 3Erik Sjöbergsea trout36 cm
- 4Jukka Åbergtrout32 cm
- 5Oskar Hedlundtrout29 cm
- 6Astrid Vainiotrout29 cm
Species records here
salmon63 cmOle Weber
sea trout40 cmMats Eriksson
trout29 cmAstrid Vainio
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