Sandbäcken
southern salmon river · 62°N
flow 20 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Sandbäcken 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 Sandbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
stäm
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
The catch board
- 1Astrid Viklundburbot36 cm
- 2Kjell Dahlid31 cm
- 3Tomas Brandthavsoring-baltic20 cm
- 4Linnea Fischerperch20 cm
- 5Bjørn Boströmperch18 cm
- 6Jukka Weberroach14 cm
Species records here
burbot36 cmAstrid Viklund
id31 cmKjell Dahl
havsoring-baltic20 cmTomas Brandt
perch18 cmBjørn Boström
roach14 cmJukka Weber
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