Kvarnbäcken
southern salmon river · 59°N
flow 23 m³/sgradient 0.5% 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
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole Nyströmpike55 cm
- 2Wolfgang Nyströmpike52 cm
- 3Björn Bergperch19 cm
- 4Heike Holmperch18 cm
- 5Wolfgang Olofssonperch18 cm
- 6Stefan Ekroach15 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmWolfgang Nyström
perch18 cmHeike Holm
roach15 cmStefan Ek
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