Kvarnbäcken
steep trout brook · 65°N
flow 2 m³/sgradient 2.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kvarnbäcken is a 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 Kvarnbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 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
The catch board
- 1Anders Karlssonregnbåge38 cm
- 2Henrik Nyströmregnbåge31 cm
- 3Jürgen Hansenregnbåge29 cm
- 4Fredrik Boströmwhitefish26 cm
- 5Jonas Wagnerwhitefish25 cm
- 6Ole Forsberghavsoring-baltic20 cm
Species records here
regnbåge38 cmAnders Karlsson
whitefish25 cmJonas Wagner
havsoring-baltic20 cmOle Forsberg
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