Stormyrbäcken
southern salmon river · 65°N
flow 27 m³/sgradient 0.4% 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
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 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
- 1Rickard Brandtsalmon53 cm
- 2Rickard Norénsalmon53 cm
- 3Linnea Karlssonsea trout47 cm
- 4Hanna Johansensea trout38 cm
- 5Oskar Wikströmtrout31 cm
- 6Axel Nilssonperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon53 cmRickard Brandt
sea trout47 cmLinnea Karlsson
trout31 cmOskar Wikström
perch18 cmAxel Nilsson
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