Vallbäcken
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 9 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Vallbäcken 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
- 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 Vallbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 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
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Per Krügerpike53 cm
- 2Klaus Strandtrout31 cm
- 3Per SundinArctic char31 cm
- 4Gustav Rasktrout30 cm
- 5Elin HedlundArctic char29 cm
- 6Magnus RaskArctic char28 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmPer Krüger
trout30 cmGustav Rask
Arctic char28 cmMagnus Rask
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