Mörtån
salmon river · 59°N
flow 33 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Mörtån is a 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 Mörtån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Astrid Nieminentrout29 cm
- 2Wolfgang Nyströmtrout29 cm
- 3Jonas Wagnertrout28 cm
- 4Stefan Falkperch22 cm
- 5Ida Raskperch19 cm
- 6Anders Lindqvistperch18 cm
Species records here
trout29 cmWolfgang Nyström
perch19 cmIda Rask
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