Vägabäcken
northern lowland river · 62°N
flow 40 m³/sgradient 0.6%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Vägabäcken is a northern 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 Vägabäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 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
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
- 1Sabine Krügerpike57 cm
- 2Heike Wikströmtrout32 cm
- 3Jonas Krügertrout31 cm
- 4Karl Berggrayling24 cm
- 5Karin Sjöbergwhitefish24 cm
- 6Björn Norénperch18 cm
Species records here
pike57 cmSabine Krüger
trout31 cmJonas Krüger
whitefish24 cmKarin Sjöberg
grayling24 cmKarl Berg
perch18 cmBjörn Norén
The same water, for real
