Vitbäcken
southern salmon river · 60°N
flow 11 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Vitbäcken 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 Vitbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Per Sundintrout33 cm
- 2Mats Nieminentrout33 cm
- 3Wolfgang Lindqvisttrout29 cm
- 4Rickard Brandttrout28 cm
- 5Gustav Karlssonperch18 cm
- 6Jürgen Dahlperch18 cm
Species records here
trout33 cmMats Nieminen
perch18 cmJürgen Dahl
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