Valbrobäcken
northern flowing forest stream · 58°N
flow 1 m³/sgradient 1.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Valbrobäcken is a northern flowing forest stream. 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 Valbrobäcken
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 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
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
sarv
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Holmbream33 cm
- 2Ida Boströmroach18 cm
- 3Jonas Krügersarv15 cm
- 4Anders Blomroach15 cm
- 5Wolfgang Ekroach14 cm
- 6Jürgen Häggruffe10 cm
Species records here
bream33 cmHeike Holm
roach18 cmIda Boström
sarv15 cmJonas Krüger
ruffe10 cmJürgen Hägg
The same water, for real