Mörtbäcken
lowland river · 63°N
flow 11 m³/sgradient 0.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Mörtbäcken is a lowland 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 Mörtbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Lundpike61 cm
- 2Lars Strandpike55 cm
- 3Klaus Olofssonpike51 cm
- 4Nils Nieminentrout32 cm
- 5Heike Fischerperch23 cm
- 6Kjell Björkperch18 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmLars Strand
trout32 cmNils Nieminen
perch23 cmHeike Fischer
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