Vitbäcken
salmon river · 60°N
flow 42 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Vitbäcken is a 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
- 1Stefan Falkpike50 cm
- 2Mats Vainiopike49 cm
- 3Roland Holmroach18 cm
- 4Kjell Karlssonroach15 cm
- 5Per Schmidtroach15 cm
- 6Gustav Karlssonroach14 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmMats Vainio
roach14 cmGustav Karlsson
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