Storbäcken
flowing forest stream · 65°N
flow 0 m³/sgradient 1.3%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Storbäcken is a flowing forest stream. 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 Storbäcken
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Kjell Olofssonburbot37 cm
- 2Torbjörn Brandttrout34 cm
- 3Anna Nyströmtrout31 cm
- 4Roland Schmidttrout30 cm
- 5Erik SjöbergArctic char29 cm
- 6Linnea Korhonenelritsa6 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmKjell Olofsson
trout31 cmAnna Nyström
Arctic char29 cmErik Sjöberg
elritsa6 cmLinnea Korhonen
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