Mörtströmmen
salmon river · 64°N
flow 39 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Mörtströmmen 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 Mörtströmmen
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Åbergpike57 cm
- 2Jürgen Åströmpike52 cm
- 3Rickard Raskid31 cm
- 4Emil Nieminenwhitefish24 cm
- 5Anders Månssonwhitefish24 cm
- 6Sabine Krügerwhitefish24 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmJürgen Åström
id31 cmRickard Rask
whitefish24 cmSabine Krüger
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