Gäddbäcken
southern salmon river · 59°N
flow 14 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Gäddbäcken 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 Gäddbäcken
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
- 1Linnea Häggpike58 cm
- 2Astrid Häggpike51 cm
- 3Emil Nieminenperch19 cm
- 4Mats Sjöbergroach15 cm
- 5Jürgen Schmidtroach15 cm
- 6Roland Krügerroach15 cm
Species records here
pike58 cmLinnea Hägg
perch19 cmEmil Nieminen
roach15 cmRoland Krüger
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