Storbäcken
salmon river · 64°N
flow 46 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Storbäcken 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 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
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
- 1Mats Bergpike55 cm
- 2Ole Boströmtrout30 cm
- 3Linnea Nieminenwhitefish24 cm
- 4Per Fischerwhitefish24 cm
- 5Fredrik Sundinperch18 cm
- 6Stefan Brandtperch18 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmMats Berg
trout30 cmOle Boström
whitefish24 cmLinnea Nieminen
perch18 cmFredrik Sundin
The same water, for real
