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Ärten

humic brown forest lake · 61°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 15 m12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 1.2 mmax depth 15 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryno road · 50 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Ärten lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (15 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Ärten FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • 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 Ärten

perch predatory fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~42 cm · can reach 42 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the murky light, zander shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
Id grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~33 cm · can reach 33 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 25 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Down on the bottom ruda sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Ärten

Ärten holds 12 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and bream, ruffe and id schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Ärten 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Oskar Wikströmid32 cm
  2. 2Petra Olofssonbream31 cm
  3. 3Lars Nilssonid31 cm
  4. 4Anders LindqvistArctic char29 cm
  5. 5Elin Hedlundburbot24 cm
  6. 6Erik Sjöbergvendace13 cm
Species records here
id32 cmOskar Wikström
bream31 cmPetra Olofsson
Arctic char29 cmAnders Lindqvist
burbot24 cmElin Hedlund
vendace13 cmErik Sjöberg
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish