Klarbäcken
northern salmon river · 66°N
flow 33 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Klarbäcken is a northern 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 Klarbäcken
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
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Elin Hansensalmon52 cm
- 2Mikko Krügerpike50 cm
- 3Heike Nilssonsea trout39 cm
- 4Jukka Schmidttrout30 cm
- 5Stefan Korhonentrout28 cm
- 6Astrid Häggperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmElin Hansen
pike50 cmMikko Krüger
sea trout39 cmHeike Nilsson
trout28 cmStefan Korhonen
perch18 cmAstrid Hägg
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