Gäddbäcken
salmon river · 65°N
flow 11 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Gäddbäcken 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 Gäddbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The catch board
- 1Bjørn Ekpike50 cm
- 2Heike Sjöbergpike50 cm
- 3Klaus Erikssonburbot37 cm
- 4Roland Sandströmperch20 cm
- 5Anders Karlssonperch18 cm
- 6Eva Falkroach16 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmHeike Sjöberg
burbot37 cmKlaus Eriksson
perch20 cmRoland Sandström
roach16 cmEva Falk
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