Österbäcken
southern steep trout brook · 60°N
flow 3 m³/sgradient 2.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Österbäcken 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Österbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
The catch board
- 1Per Krügerpike50 cm
- 2Tomas Ekpike49 cm
- 3Jonas Krügerzander41 cm
- 4Heike Holmzander40 cm
- 5Bjørn Nyströmperch21 cm
- 6Henrik Nyströmperch18 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmTomas Ek
zander40 cmHeike Holm
perch21 cmBjørn Nyström
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