Kvarnån
southern salmon river · 58°N
flow 19 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kvarnån 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Kvarnån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Astrid Hedlundburbot39 cm
- 2Klaus Karlssonburbot36 cm
- 3Erik Blomburbot36 cm
- 4Björn Bergperch19 cm
- 5Heike Korhonenruffe10 cm
- 6Jonas Häggruffe10 cm
Species records here
burbot39 cmAstrid Hedlund
perch19 cmBjörn Berg
ruffe10 cmJonas Hägg
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