Mörtbäcken
northern salmon river · 63°N
flow 50 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Mörtbäcken is a northern 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
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Sören Häggregnbåge29 cm
- 2Gustav NilssonArctic char28 cm
- 3Karl NorénArctic char28 cm
- 4Roland Schmidtregnbåge28 cm
- 5Lars Korhonenroach16 cm
- 6Maria Erikssonnors10 cm
Species records here
regnbåge29 cmSören Hägg
Arctic char28 cmGustav Nilsson
roach16 cmLars Korhonen
nors10 cmMaria Eriksson
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