Kvarnån
southern salmon river · 67°N
flow 39 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kvarnån 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 Kvarnån
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike FischerArctic char33 cm
- 2Jukka ErikssonArctic char31 cm
- 3Axel RaskArctic char30 cm
- 4Sören BjörkArctic char29 cm
- 5Stefan FalkArctic char29 cm
- 6Astrid NieminenArctic char28 cm
The same water, for real
