Öjen

clear oligotrophic forest lake · 62°N

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clarity 7.5 mmax depth 7 mpH 7.0oligotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Öjen lies in central Sweden — a 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.

Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Öjen 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 Öjen

perch predatory fish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 38 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.

bream coarse fish

typically ~46 cm · can reach 48 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~77 cm · can reach 83 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 ~84 cm · can reach 84 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 52 cm

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

löja fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 16 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 27 cm

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

nors fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 17 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.

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Regnbåge is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

sarv fish

typically ~29 cm · can reach 40 cm

Here sarv lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

vendace whitefish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 19 cm

Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

Fishing Öjen

The species list of Öjen runs to 16. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Öjen are alike.

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

1Emil Åströmpike58 cm
2Jukka Fischerål49 cm
3Klaus Strandburbot28 cm
4Tomas Brandtburbot26 cm
5Magnus Forsbergwhitefish24 cm
6Fredrik Krügernors9 cm

Species records here

pike58 cmEmil Åström

ål49 cmJukka Fischer

burbot28 cmKlaus Strand

whitefish24 cmMagnus Forsberg

nors9 cmFredrik Krüger

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