Ämten
clear oligotrophic forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 4 m5 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.1 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.0oligotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Ämten lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Ämten 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 Ämten
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
sarv fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
Sarv moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
Fishing Ämten
The species list of Ämten runs to 5. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Every session at Ämten 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
- 1Astrid Viklundpike55 cm
- 2Anna Nieminenburbot44 cm
- 3Emil Strandburbot43 cm
- 4Jürgen Schmidtburbot42 cm
- 5Erik Blomroach15 cm
- 6Elin Månssonroach15 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmAstrid Viklund
burbot42 cmJürgen Schmidt
roach15 cmErik Blom
The same water, for real
