Kvarnabäcken
southern steep trout brook · 57°N
flow 1 m³/sgradient 3.1%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Kvarnabäcken is a southern steep trout brook. 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 Kvarnabäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Brandttrout30 cm
- 2Stefan Falktrout29 cm
- 3Anders Månssontrout29 cm
- 4Mikko Sandströmtrout29 cm
- 5Linnea Fischertrout29 cm
- 6Fredrik Krügertrout28 cm
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