Ämten

southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 59°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 3 m7 species on recordsources & method →

clarity 5.1 mmax depth 3 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Ämten lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

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 — Ämten FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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

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

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

ruffe perch family

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

löja fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

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

Fishing Ämten

Ämten holds 7 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ål, ruffe and löja schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

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.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Oskar Vogelpike50 cm
2Anna Wagnerål49 cm
3Emil Nieminenål47 cm
4Karl Boströmroach14 cm
5Fredrik Erikssonlöja11 cm
6Axel Lehmannruffe10 cm

Species records here

pike50 cmOskar Vogel

ål47 cmEmil Nieminen

roach14 cmKarl Boström

löja11 cmFredrik Eriksson

ruffe10 cmAxel Lehmann

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