Kvarnbäcken
southern salmon river · 59°N
flow 36 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kvarnbäcken is a southern 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Kvarnbäcken
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
The catch board
- 1Anders Månssonbream32 cm
- 2Mats Vainiobream31 cm
- 3Mikko Norénbream31 cm
- 4Mikko Holmbream30 cm
- 5Heike Holmbream30 cm
- 6Klaus Karlssonbream30 cm
The same water, for real