Kvarnbäcken
salmon river · 65°N
flow 40 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kvarnbäcken 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 Kvarnbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 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
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Wolfgang NyströmArctic char35 cm
- 2Fredrik Björktrout29 cm
- 3Sara Lehmanntrout29 cm
- 4Erik SandströmArctic char28 cm
- 5Astrid Hedlundperch19 cm
- 6Jukka Korhonenperch18 cm
Species records here
Arctic char35 cmWolfgang Nyström
trout29 cmSara Lehmann
perch19 cmAstrid Hedlund
The same water, for real
