Östra Rödvattnet

mesotrophic lake · 59°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 26 m9 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 3.2 mmax depth 26 mpH 6.9mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road

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Character of the water

Östra Rödvattnet lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (26 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Östra Rödvattnet FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.

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 Östra Rödvattnet

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 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.

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 10 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

In the clear water pike 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 ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

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

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 ~19 cm · can reach 24 cm

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

Fishing Östra Rödvattnet

Östra Rödvattnet holds 9 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ål, elritsa and roach schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Every session at Östra Rödvattnet 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

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Jonas Wikströmburbot43 cm
2Heike Sjöbergregnbåge30 cm
3Jürgen Åströmtrout30 cm
4Gustav ViklundArctic char17 cm
5Björn BoströmArctic char15 cm
6Hanna Strandelritsa5 cm

Species records here

burbot43 cmJonas Wikström

trout30 cmJürgen Åström

regnbåge30 cmHeike Sjöberg

Arctic char15 cmBjörn Boström

elritsa5 cmHanna Strand

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