Mörtbäcken
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 55 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Mörtbäcken 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 Mörtbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Sabine Vogelburbot37 cm
- 2Stefan EkArctic char32 cm
- 3Jonas Johansenregnbåge32 cm
- 4Eva Bakketrout31 cm
- 5Wolfgang BrandtArctic char28 cm
- 6Per Schmidtgrayling24 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmSabine Vogel
Arctic char32 cmStefan Ek
regnbåge32 cmJonas Johansen
trout31 cmEva Bakke
grayling24 cmPer Schmidt
The same water, for real
