Storfallbäcken
salmon river · 61°N
flow 26 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Storfallbäcken 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 Storfallbäcken
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
- 1Kjell Dahlsalmon57 cm
- 2Klaus Strandsea trout37 cm
- 3Jukka Sandströmtrout31 cm
- 4Mikko Brandtgrayling25 cm
- 5Erik Sjöberggrayling25 cm
- 6Karl Norénperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon57 cmKjell Dahl
sea trout37 cmKlaus Strand
trout31 cmJukka Sandström
grayling25 cmErik Sjöberg
perch18 cmKarl Norén
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