Storbäcken
southern salmon river · 65°N
flow 28 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Storbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The catch board
- 1Erik Holmål47 cm
- 2Mikael Petterssonål46 cm
- 3Per Häggbream31 cm
- 4Sabine Vogelbream30 cm
- 5Astrid Nieminenperch19 cm
- 6Stefan Korhonenperch19 cm
Species records here
ål46 cmMikael Pettersson
bream31 cmPer Hägg
perch19 cmStefan Korhonen
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