Styggbäcken
lowland river · 65°N
flow 19 m³/sgradient 0.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Styggbäcken is a 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 Styggbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Brandttrout32 cm
- 2Johan Björktrout30 cm
- 3Tomas Brandttrout28 cm
- 4Klaus Karlssontrout28 cm
- 5Anna Häggperch20 cm
- 6Tomas Wikströmperch19 cm
Species records here
trout28 cmKlaus Karlsson
perch19 cmTomas Wikström
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