Mörtbäcken
southern steep trout brook · 64°N
flow 2 m³/sgradient 2.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Mörtbäcken is a southern steep trout brook. 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
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Eva ViklundArctic char29 cm
- 2Rickard ÅbergArctic char29 cm
- 3Gustav Raskgrayling27 cm
- 4Anders Blomgrayling24 cm
- 5Mikko Sandströmhavsoring-baltic20 cm
- 6Björn Norénperch18 cm
Species records here
Arctic char29 cmEva Viklund
grayling27 cmGustav Rask
havsoring-baltic20 cmMikko Sandström
perch18 cmBjörn Norén
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