Vitbäcken
southern lowland river · 64°N
flow 61 m³/sgradient 0.6%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Vitbäcken is a southern lowland 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 Vitbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Kjell Bergtrout35 cm
- 2Mikko Krügertrout30 cm
- 3Emil Nyströmtrout30 cm
- 4Karin Ektrout29 cm
- 5Torbjörn Karlssontrout29 cm
- 6Eva Sandströmtrout28 cm
The same water, for real