Kvarnbäcken
salmon river · 65°N
flow 23 m³/sgradient 0.7% 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
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 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
- 1Bjørn Boströmtrout29 cm
- 2Magnus BrandtArctic char29 cm
- 3Jonas Johansentrout29 cm
- 4Heike Boströmtrout28 cm
- 5Jukka Schmidtgrayling24 cm
- 6Fredrik Boströmperch20 cm
Species records here
Arctic char29 cmMagnus Brandt
trout29 cmJonas Johansen
grayling24 cmJukka Schmidt
perch20 cmFredrik Boström
The same water, for real
