Valedbäcken
northern salmon river · 63°N
flow 38 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Valedbäcken is a northern 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 Valedbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Bjørn Bakkesalmon55 cm
- 2Heike Holmpike49 cm
- 3Jonas Krügerregnbåge34 cm
- 4Sören Lundwhitefish24 cm
- 5Wolfgang Nyströmroach16 cm
- 6Emil Boströmroach14 cm
Species records here
salmon55 cmBjørn Bakke
pike49 cmHeike Holm
regnbåge34 cmJonas Krüger
whitefish24 cmSören Lund
roach16 cmWolfgang Nyström
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