Mertsbäcken
southern steep trout brook · 66°N
flow 2 m³/sgradient 2.3%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Mertsbäcken is a southern steep trout brook. 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 Mertsbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Andreas HäggArctic char35 cm
- 2Lars Webertrout29 cm
- 3Roland Schmidttrout29 cm
- 4Jürgen ÅströmArctic char29 cm
- 5Stefan Korhonentrout29 cm
- 6Linnea Häggtrout28 cm
Species records here
Arctic char35 cmAndreas Hägg
trout29 cmLars Weber
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