Kvarnälven
southern lowland river · 60°N
flow 45 m³/sgradient 0.5%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Kvarnälven is a southern lowland 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 Kvarnälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
löja
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Gustav Karlssonbream33 cm
- 2Björn Olofssonbream31 cm
- 3Erik Schmidtperch19 cm
- 4Heike Hägglöja10 cm
- 5Sören Häggruffe10 cm
- 6Lars Weberstensimpa7 cm
Species records here
bream31 cmBjörn Olofsson
perch19 cmErik Schmidt
ruffe10 cmSören Hägg
löja10 cmHeike Hägg
stensimpa7 cmLars Weber
The same water, for real
