Mörtälven
southern steep trout brook · 64°N
flow 1 m³/sgradient 2.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Mörtälven 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 Mörtälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 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
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
stäm
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
The catch board
- 1Per Nieminenpike54 cm
- 2Elin Nieminenpike50 cm
- 3Stefan Strandtrout33 cm
- 4Stefan Korhonentrout29 cm
- 5Johan Raskgrayling24 cm
- 6Gustav Karlssonruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmElin Nieminen
trout33 cmStefan Strand
grayling24 cmJohan Rask
ruffe10 cmGustav Karlsson
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