Månebäcken
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 37 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Månebäcken 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
- 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 Månebäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Mikko Forsbergsalmon57 cm
- 2Roland Holmsalmon56 cm
- 3Jürgen Häggsalmon54 cm
- 4Jonas Webersea trout48 cm
- 5Astrid Wagnersea trout43 cm
- 6Björn Falktrout30 cm
Species records here
salmon54 cmJürgen Hägg
sea trout48 cmJonas Weber
trout30 cmBjörn Falk
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