Kvarnbäcken
southern salmon river · 66°N
flow 24 m³/sgradient 0.6% 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
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Bjørn FalkArctic char29 cm
- 2Karin ErikssonArctic char29 cm
- 3Klaus KarlssonArctic char29 cm
- 4Johan ViklundArctic char28 cm
- 5Eva ViklundArctic char28 cm
- 6Magnus FischerArctic char28 cm
The same water, for real
