Valvattenbäcken
southern salmon river · 64°N
flow 34 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Valvattenbäcken 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 Valvattenbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 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
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Brandtpike51 cm
- 2Linnea Korhonenburbot43 cm
- 3Anna Månssonid32 cm
- 4Ida Boströmtrout32 cm
- 5Hanna Strandgrayling26 cm
- 6Linnea Karlssonperch18 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmRickard Brandt
burbot43 cmLinnea Korhonen
trout32 cmIda Boström
id32 cmAnna Månsson
grayling26 cmHanna Strand
perch18 cmLinnea Karlsson
The same water, for real
