Stormyrbäcken
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 53 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Stormyrbäcken 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 Stormyrbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Andreas Häggpike57 cm
- 2Mats Nieminenpike53 cm
- 3Wolfgang Ekpike49 cm
- 4Emil Nyströmtrout30 cm
- 5Mikael Korhonentrout28 cm
- 6Tomas Wikströmperch18 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmWolfgang Ek
trout30 cmEmil Nyström
perch18 cmTomas Wikström
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