Vallsbäcken
northern salmon river · 63°N
flow 17 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Vallsbäcken 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 Vallsbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Elin Strandsalmon55 cm
- 2Per Bakkesalmon52 cm
- 3Björn Olofssonsea trout36 cm
- 4Torbjörn Schmidttrout28 cm
- 5Petra Ekgrayling25 cm
- 6Heike Nilssongrayling25 cm
Species records here
salmon55 cmElin Strand
sea trout36 cmBjörn Olofsson
trout28 cmTorbjörn Schmidt
grayling25 cmHeike Nilsson
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