Kvarnälven
flowing forest stream · 60°N
flow 0 m³/sgradient 1.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Kvarnälven is a flowing forest stream. 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 Kvarnälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Wikströmpike49 cm
- 2Heike Brandttrout32 cm
- 3Karin Nyströmtrout28 cm
- 4Wolfgang Nyströmtrout28 cm
- 5Jürgen Hansenperch18 cm
- 6Roland Schmidtruda15 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmHeike Wikström
trout28 cmWolfgang Nyström
perch18 cmJürgen Hansen
ruda15 cmRoland Schmidt
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