Storbäcken
southern salmon river · 62°N
flow 61 m³/sgradient 0.3% 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
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Andreas Johansentrout36 cm
- 2Magnus Rasktrout33 cm
- 3Axel Petterssontrout30 cm
- 4Nils Erikssontrout30 cm
- 5Rickard Brandtgrayling23 cm
- 6Lars Forsbergperch18 cm
Species records here
trout36 cmAndreas Johansen
grayling23 cmRickard Brandt
perch18 cmLars Forsberg
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