Vällingbäcken
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 6 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Vällingbäcken 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Vällingbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The catch board
- 1Per Fischerpike50 cm
- 2Roland Schmidtål50 cm
- 3Sara Norénburbot36 cm
- 4Linnea Björkbream32 cm
- 5Ole Brandtroach15 cm
- 6Petra Brandtruffe9 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmPer Fischer
ål50 cmRoland Schmidt
burbot36 cmSara Norén
bream32 cmLinnea Björk
roach15 cmOle Brandt
ruffe9 cmPetra Brandt
The same water, for real
