Torvallabäcken
salmon river · 63°N
flow 19 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Torvallabäcken is a 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 Torvallabäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
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
- 1Jukka Erikssonregnbåge30 cm
- 2Erik Viklundwhitefish27 cm
- 3Jonas Wikströmgrayling25 cm
- 4Kjell Karlssonwhitefish24 cm
- 5Per Dahlwhitefish24 cm
- 6Heike Wikströmwhitefish24 cm
Species records here
regnbåge30 cmJukka Eriksson
whitefish27 cmErik Viklund
grayling25 cmJonas Wikström
The same water, for real
