Västerbäcken
lowland river · 59°N
flow 10 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Västerbäcken 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 Västerbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
The catch board
- 1Henrik Nyströmsalmon53 cm
- 2Nils Erikssonsalmon52 cm
- 3Wolfgang Nyströmhavsoring-baltic23 cm
- 4Jonas Krügerhavsoring-baltic22 cm
- 5Per Nyströmperch22 cm
- 6Axel Boströmperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmNils Eriksson
havsoring-baltic22 cmJonas Krüger
perch18 cmAxel Boström
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