Trollbäcken
salmon river · 60°N
flow 43 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Trollbäcken 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 Trollbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Stefan Wikströmsalmon52 cm
- 2Per Schmidtsea trout42 cm
- 3Maria Webersea trout41 cm
- 4Bjørn Boströmtrout29 cm
- 5Gustav Karlssongrayling25 cm
- 6Jürgen Schmidtperch22 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmStefan Wikström
sea trout41 cmMaria Weber
trout29 cmBjørn Boström
grayling25 cmGustav Karlsson
perch22 cmJürgen Schmidt
The same water, for real