Kvarnälven
salmon river · 58°N
flow 23 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kvarnälven 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 Kvarnälven
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
- 1Heike Häggsalmon56 cm
- 2Oskar Hedlundpike56 cm
- 3Tomas Ektrout30 cm
- 4Elin Ekgrayling25 cm
- 5Lars Sandströmgrayling23 cm
- 6Karl Lundperch20 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmOskar Hedlund
salmon56 cmHeike Hägg
trout30 cmTomas Ek
grayling23 cmLars Sandström
perch20 cmKarl Lund
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