Övra Herten

acidified forest lake · 61°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 19 m9 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →

clarity 5.9 mmax depth 19 mpH 5.1oligotrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Övra Herten lies in central Sweden — a acidified forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

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.

Large and deep (19 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Övra Herten 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 Övra Herten

perch predatory fish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 43 cm

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

björkna fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 25 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~42 cm · can reach 42 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~63 cm · can reach 68 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~7 cm · can reach 11 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 27 cm

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

nors fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 15 cm

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

ruda fish

typically ~37 cm · can reach 38 cm

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

sarv fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 19 cm

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

Fishing Övra Herten

The species list of Övra Herten runs to 9. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Övra Herten 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.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Andreas Petterssonbream31 cm
2Magnus Fischerbream31 cm
3Anders Blomruda28 cm
4Fredrik Boströmroach12 cm
5Mats Åbergnors11 cm
6Magnus Hedlundruffe6 cm

Species records here

bream31 cmAndreas Pettersson

ruda28 cmAnders Blom

roach12 cmFredrik Boström

nors11 cmMats Åberg

ruffe6 cmMagnus Hedlund

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