Åmänningen
mesotrophic lake · 60°N
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clarity 3.1 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.9mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Åmänningen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Åmänningen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Åmänningen
perch predatory fish
typically ~25 cm · can reach 37 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
björkna fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 19 cm
Björkna lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
bream coarse fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 35 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
pike predatory fish
typically ~59 cm · can reach 59 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 15 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
zander predatory fish
typically ~33 cm · can reach 46 cm
In the clear water zander picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
roach coarse fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 29 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
nors fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 12 cm
Nors cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
vendace whitefish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 23 cm
Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.
Fishing Åmänningen
The species list of Åmänningen runs to 11. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size every bay becomes its own fishery.
Whoever fishes Åmänningen regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
The catch board
- 1Mikko Sandströmpike45 cm
- 2Linnea Korhonenburbot40 cm
- 3Axel Boströmburbot37 cm
- 4Stefan Wikströmburbot36 cm
- 5Stefan Ekbream27 cm
- 6Mikko Lindqvistnors8 cm
Species records here
pike45 cmMikko Sandström
burbot36 cmStefan Wikström
bream27 cmStefan Ek
nors8 cmMikko Lindqvist
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