Grönbäcken
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 48 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Grönbäcken is a southern 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 Grönbäcken
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
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Mikael Björkburbot36 cm
- 2Tomas Lehmannburbot36 cm
- 3Lars Korhonentrout28 cm
- 4Fredrik Boströmgrayling23 cm
- 5Uwe Nilssonroach15 cm
- 6Mikko Forsbergvendace13 cm
Species records here
burbot36 cmMikael Björk
trout28 cmLars Korhonen
grayling23 cmFredrik Boström
roach15 cmUwe Nilsson
vendace13 cmMikko Forsberg
The same water, for real
