Vattenbäcken
lowland river · 66°N
flow 47 m³/sgradient 0.7%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Vattenbäcken is a lowland 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 Vattenbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole Krügertrout31 cm
- 2Gustav Åströmtrout30 cm
- 3Axel Rasktrout30 cm
- 4Henrik Nyströmtrout29 cm
- 5Per Nyströmgrayling28 cm
- 6Sören Hägggrayling24 cm
Species records here
trout29 cmHenrik Nyström
grayling24 cmSören Hägg
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