Kvarnån
lowland river · 63°N
flow 45 m³/sgradient 0.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Kvarnån is a 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 Kvarnån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 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
The catch board
- 1Heike Holmburbot36 cm
- 2Kjell VogelArctic char33 cm
- 3Sara Lehmannregnbåge31 cm
- 4Henrik NyströmArctic char28 cm
- 5Mats Åbergperch19 cm
- 6Jonas Johansenperch18 cm
Species records here
burbot36 cmHeike Holm
regnbåge31 cmSara Lehmann
Arctic char28 cmHenrik Nyström
perch18 cmJonas Johansen
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