Fishing stories from 1231 to present day

Salmon fishing in Mörrum is very old and was first described as early as 1231. Today, recreational anglers from all over the world come to fish in one of the world’s most robust stocks of salmon and sea trout. With around 10,000 fishing days and approximately 250,000 visitors to Laxens hus each year, we generate 50–80 million SEK in revenue for the local area. This makes us one of Blekinge’s largest and most visited tourist attractions.

Among large salmon and the world's largest trout

The wild stock of salmonids makes fishing at Mörrum unique. Every cast is a potential world-record cast. The world’s largest trout was caught here in 1993, weighing 18.36 kg, and can be viewed in our exhibition. In addition, several record-breaking salmon have been caught over the years, many of which are also on display.

World-class water conservation

Our goal at Mörrums Kronolaxfiske is to preserve natural values while also improving conditions for life in and around the river. We want people to be able to fish here for at least another 75 years - which is why our efforts to protect wild salmon and sea trout are extremely important.

We work toward a long-term and sustainable salmon population. Catch-and-release rates are relatively high, around 90% of all caught fish. This is something we care deeply about. Catch quotas are personal, and it is only permitted to keep one salmonid per day per angler, with a maximum of two fish per person per season.

Water conservation measures are one of the most important parts of our operations, including restoring areas affected by human activity. We also create favorable nursery habitats and are responsible for supervision from the county border with Småland to the protected area in Pukavik Bay.

A knowledge center

We are often engaged by universities and colleges that wish to benefit from our experience with salmon and sea trout, as well as the extensive data collected over the 80 years of our operations. Research is conducted here in areas such as genetics and thiamine (vitamin B1). We work with tagging and the collection of scale samples. Since 2010, we have been one of Sweden’s four so-called index rivers, which involves counting both upstream and downstream migrating fish.