Vitbäcken
southern salmon river · 60°N
flow 15 m³/sgradient 0.2% 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Vitbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole Boströmpike55 cm
- 2Karl Lundpike50 cm
- 3Fredrik Sundinperch23 cm
- 4Linnea Karlssonroach16 cm
- 5Klaus Strandroach15 cm
- 6Henrik Nyströmroach15 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmKarl Lund
perch23 cmFredrik Sundin
roach15 cmHenrik Nyström
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