Kvarnån
southern salmon river · 68°N
flow 15 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kvarnån 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 Kvarnån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Jonas Wikströmpike56 cm
- 2Gustav Viklundpike52 cm
- 3Fredrik Boströmburbot38 cm
- 4Erik Schmidtburbot37 cm
- 5Björn Bergwhitefish26 cm
- 6Rickard Brandtwhitefish25 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmGustav Viklund
burbot38 cmFredrik Boström
whitefish26 cmBjörn Berg
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