Svanabäcken
southern salmon river · 66°N
flow 20 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Svanabäcken 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 Svanabäcken
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Wolfgang Brandtpike55 cm
- 2Ida Månssonpike50 cm
- 3Anders Karlssongrayling27 cm
- 4Heike Dahlgrayling25 cm
- 5Astrid Viklundgrayling25 cm
- 6Sören Ekelritsa6 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmIda Månsson
grayling25 cmAstrid Viklund
elritsa6 cmSören Ek
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