Suabäcken
northern salmon river · 62°N
flow 38 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Suabäcken is a northern 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 Suabäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Kjell Olofssonpike62 cm
- 2Oskar Nilssonpike54 cm
- 3Elin Hedlundtrout29 cm
- 4Anders KarlssonArctic char28 cm
- 5Eva Nyströmwhitefish25 cm
- 6Mats Bergroach15 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmOskar Nilsson
trout29 cmElin Hedlund
Arctic char28 cmAnders Karlsson
whitefish25 cmEva Nyström
roach15 cmMats Berg
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