Mörtebäcken
salmon river · 60°N
flow 35 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Mörtebäcken 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 Mörtebäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
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
- 1Rickard Olofssonpike56 cm
- 2Per Sundinpike54 cm
- 3Mats Erikssonpike51 cm
- 4Johan Karlssontrout30 cm
- 5Elin Viklundwhitefish26 cm
- 6Torbjörn Karlssonroach14 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmRickard Olofsson
trout30 cmJohan Karlsson
whitefish26 cmElin Viklund
roach14 cmTorbjörn Karlsson
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