Kvarnbäcken
southern salmon river · 58°N
flow 26 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kvarnbäcken is a southern 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
- 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
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The catch board
- 1Lars Strandpike54 cm
- 2Elin Åbergpike49 cm
- 3Heike Brandtål45 cm
- 4Oskar Norénål44 cm
- 5Jürgen Nilssonroach15 cm
- 6Magnus Raskroach15 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmLars Strand
ål44 cmOskar Norén
roach15 cmMagnus Rask
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