Storbäcken
salmon river · 62°N
flow 51 m³/sgradient 0.2% 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
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
The catch board
- 1Per Dahlsalmon60 cm
- 2Lars Webersalmon60 cm
- 3Jonas Häggsalmon56 cm
- 4Wolfgang Lindqvistsalmon53 cm
- 5Kjell Berggrayling28 cm
- 6Fredrik Boströmperch20 cm
Species records here
salmon53 cmWolfgang Lindqvist
grayling28 cmKjell Berg
perch20 cmFredrik Boström
The same water, for real
