Ärtgrytan
acidified forest lake · 61°N
clarity 2.6 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.4mesotrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Ärtgrytan lies in central Sweden — a acidified forest lake. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Ärtgrytan FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Ärtgrytan
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.
Fishing Ärtgrytan
Ärtgrytan holds 2 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Every session at Ärtgrytan 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
- Acidified water yields few, hardy species.
The catch board
- 1Lars Johansenpike50 cm
- 2Linnea Nieminenpike49 cm
- 3Andreas Häggperch23 cm
- 4Kjell Falkperch19 cm
- 5Oskar Wagnerperch18 cm
- 6Heike Holmperch18 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmLinnea Nieminen
perch18 cmOskar Wagner
The same water, for real
