Mjärdbäcken
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 42 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Mjärdbäcken 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 Mjärdbäcken
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
- 1Magnus Hedlundsea trout55 cm
- 2Petra Eksalmon53 cm
- 3Karl Boströmsea trout42 cm
- 4Stefan Korhonensea trout39 cm
- 5Jonas Krügertrout34 cm
- 6Roland Krügertrout29 cm
Species records here
salmon53 cmPetra Ek
sea trout39 cmStefan Korhonen
trout34 cmJonas Krüger
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