Kvarnbäcken
southern lowland river · 60°N
flow 51 m³/sgradient 0.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Kvarnbäcken is a southern lowland 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
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 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
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Oskar Wagnerål48 cm
- 2Roland Olofssonål45 cm
- 3Petra Olofssonburbot37 cm
- 4Karin Schmidttrout32 cm
- 5Stefan Korhonentrout29 cm
- 6Ole Webervendace15 cm
Species records here
ål48 cmOskar Wagner
burbot37 cmPetra Olofsson
trout29 cmStefan Korhonen
vendace15 cmOle Weber
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