Mörtbäcken
salmon river · 66°N
flow 30 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Mörtbäcken 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 Mörtbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole Björksalmon67 cm
- 2Rickard Raskpike51 cm
- 3Wolfgang Ekpike50 cm
- 4Oskar Lehmannpike50 cm
- 5Maria Sandströmtrout29 cm
- 6Sara Holmperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon67 cmOle Björk
pike50 cmOskar Lehmann
trout29 cmMaria Sandström
perch18 cmSara Holm
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