Gäddbäcken
southern steep trout brook · 63°N
flow 1 m³/sgradient 3.1%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Gäddbäcken is a southern steep trout brook. 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 Gäddbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Wolfgang Lindqvistid31 cm
- 2Klaus Olofssonregnbåge31 cm
- 3Astrid Viklundtrout31 cm
- 4Jukka SandströmArctic char28 cm
- 5Karl Petterssontrout28 cm
- 6Erik Olofssongrayling25 cm
Species records here
trout31 cmAstrid Viklund
regnbåge31 cmKlaus Olofsson
id31 cmWolfgang Lindqvist
Arctic char28 cmJukka Sandström
grayling25 cmErik Olofsson
The same water, for real
