Sträckebäcken
northern lowland river · 59°N
flow 27 m³/sgradient 0.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Sträckebäcken is a northern lowland 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 Sträckebäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Stefan Falktrout32 cm
- 2Lars Webertrout29 cm
- 3Axel Rasktrout29 cm
- 4Mats Krügerperch25 cm
- 5Fredrik Björkperch18 cm
- 6Heike Boströmperch18 cm
Species records here
trout29 cmLars Weber
perch18 cmHeike Boström
The same water, for real