Mörtbäcken
southern salmon river · 60°N
flow 22 m³/sgradient 0.7% 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Mörtbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
björkna
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
sarv
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Axel Nieminenpike59 cm
- 2Sabine Schmidtpike54 cm
- 3Uwe Webersutare31 cm
- 4Mikael Björksutare28 cm
- 5Magnus Raskroach14 cm
- 6Emil Nieminenvendace13 cm
Species records here
pike59 cmAxel Nieminen
sutare31 cmUwe Weber
roach14 cmMagnus Rask
vendace13 cmEmil Nieminen
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