Värjabäcken
lowland river · 57°N
flow 46 m³/sgradient 0.6%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Värjabäcken is a 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 Värjabäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Fischertrout37 cm
- 2Jukka Åbergtrout35 cm
- 3Tomas Brandtgrayling32 cm
- 4Karl Nyströmtrout31 cm
- 5Axel Lehmanngrayling25 cm
- 6Oskar Hedlundgrayling24 cm
Species records here
trout37 cmHeike Fischer
grayling24 cmOskar Hedlund
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