Ärtingen
clear oligotrophic forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 18 m3 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.0 mmax depth 18 mpH 6.8oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Ärtingen 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 (18 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Ärtingen 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 Ärtingen
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.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.
Fishing Ärtingen
perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Ärtingen, carried by vendace. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Every session at Ärtingen 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
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
The catch board
- 1Lars Forsbergpike49 cm
- 2Rickard Raskperch19 cm
- 3Kjell Dahlperch18 cm
- 4Linnea Fischervendace14 cm
- 5Oskar Lehmannvendace13 cm
- 6Heike Wikströmvendace13 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmLars Forsberg
perch19 cmRickard Rask
vendace13 cmOskar Lehmann
The same water, for real
