Storbäcken
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 61 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Storbäcken 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 Storbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 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
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Lars Weberburbot37 cm
- 2Gustav Schmidtburbot36 cm
- 3Fredrik Erikssonperch26 cm
- 4Jürgen Hansengrayling25 cm
- 5Maria Olofssonperch20 cm
- 6Rickard Brandtroach15 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmLars Weber
perch26 cmFredrik Eriksson
grayling25 cmJürgen Hansen
roach15 cmRickard Brandt
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