Kvarnbäcken
southern salmon river · 57°N
flow 14 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kvarnbäcken 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 Kvarnbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
björkna
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 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
karp
typically ~45 cm · can reach 95 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
The catch board
- 1Sabine Schmidtburbot48 cm
- 2Stefan Ekbream32 cm
- 3Ida Raskbream30 cm
- 4Gustav Raskperch18 cm
- 5Björn Olofssonbjörkna16 cm
- 6Jürgen Häggelritsa6 cm
Species records here
burbot48 cmSabine Schmidt
bream32 cmStefan Ek
perch18 cmGustav Rask
björkna16 cmBjörn Olofsson
elritsa6 cmJürgen Hägg
The same water, for real
