Sandbäcken
lowland river · 64°N
flow 22 m³/sgradient 0.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Sandbäcken 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 Sandbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 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
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Andreas Petterssonpike51 cm
- 2Rickard Norénpike50 cm
- 3Jürgen Nilssontrout31 cm
- 4Heike FischerArctic char29 cm
- 5Mikael BjörkArctic char28 cm
- 6Gustav Raskroach15 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmAndreas Pettersson
trout31 cmJürgen Nilsson
Arctic char28 cmMikael Björk
roach15 cmGustav Rask
The same water, for real
