Ältaren

mesotrophic lake · 59°N

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clarity 1.9 mmax depth 3 mpH 6.4mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Ältaren lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Ältaren FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.

Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Ältaren

perch predatory fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 39 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

bream coarse fish

typically ~34 cm · can reach 38 cm

Bream holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

pike predatory fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 55 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

ruffe perch family

typically ~10 cm · can reach 13 cm

Ruffe holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

roach coarse fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 23 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

sarv fish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 21 cm

Sarv moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

Fishing Ältaren

The species list of Ältaren runs to 6. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Ältaren is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Rickard Olofssonbream26 cm
2Mats Sjöbergsarv15 cm
3Heike Sjöbergperch12 cm
4Rickard Olofssonroach11 cm
5Rickard Norénruffe8 cm
6Astrid Hedlundruffe8 cm

Species records here

bream26 cmRickard Olofsson

sarv15 cmMats Sjöberg

perch12 cmHeike Sjöberg

roach11 cmRickard Olofsson

ruffe8 cmAstrid Hedlund

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish