Spegelbäcken
salmon river · 59°N
flow 20 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Spegelbäcken 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
- 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 Spegelbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 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
The catch board
- 1Fredrik Sundinsalmon56 cm
- 2Ole Nyströmsea trout44 cm
- 3Elin Strandsea trout42 cm
- 4Per Bakketrout28 cm
- 5Jürgen Nilssontrout28 cm
- 6Roland Sandströmgrayling27 cm
Species records here
salmon56 cmFredrik Sundin
sea trout42 cmElin Strand
trout28 cmPer Bakke
grayling27 cmRoland Sandström
The same water, for real