Kvarnbäcken
northern flowing forest stream · 62°N
flow 2 m³/sgradient 1.0% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kvarnbäcken is a northern flowing forest stream. 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
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 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
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
stäm
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
The catch board
- 1Fredrik Krügersalmon59 cm
- 2Mats Krügerpike52 cm
- 3Heike Holmål52 cm
- 4Emil Åströmtrout30 cm
- 5Tomas Åströmregnbåge29 cm
- 6Rickard Brandtstäm13 cm
Species records here
salmon59 cmFredrik Krüger
pike52 cmMats Krüger
ål52 cmHeike Holm
trout30 cmEmil Åström
regnbåge29 cmTomas Åström
stäm13 cmRickard Brandt
The same water, for real
