Norrbäcken
lowland river · 56°N
flow 55 m³/sgradient 0.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Norrbäcken 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 Norrbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
björkna
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 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
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
sarv
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Olofssonbream36 cm
- 2Klaus Strandtrout36 cm
- 3Maria Olofssontrout29 cm
- 4Uwe Webersutare28 cm
- 5Jukka Norénperch23 cm
- 6Emil Nieminenbjörkna17 cm
Species records here
trout36 cmKlaus Strand
bream36 cmRickard Olofsson
sutare28 cmUwe Weber
perch23 cmJukka Norén
björkna17 cmEmil Nieminen
The same water, for real
