Kvarnbäcken
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 60 m³/sgradient 0.6% 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
- 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
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Jukka Erikssonsalmon62 cm
- 2Emil Brandtsalmon55 cm
- 3Stefan Olofssonsea trout40 cm
- 4Gustav Schmidtsea trout39 cm
- 5Lars Sandströmsea trout36 cm
- 6Karl Bergtrout28 cm
Species records here
salmon55 cmEmil Brandt
sea trout39 cmGustav Schmidt
trout28 cmKarl Berg
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