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Övre Brocken

humic brown forest lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 15 m11 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 3.2 mmax depth 15 mpH 6.1oligotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road
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Character of the water

Övre Brocken lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Övre Brocken 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.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Övre Brocken

perch predatory fish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 46 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
björkna fish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 30 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 49 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~65 cm · can reach 107 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 12 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps id moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 49 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 27 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 12 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Övre Brocken

The species list of Övre Brocken runs to 11. 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.

Every session at Övre Brocken 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Karin Ekburbot31 cm
  2. 2Ole Sandströmid31 cm
  3. 3Heike Lindqvistruda17 cm
  4. 4Rickard Norénbjörkna16 cm
  5. 5Bjørn Boströmruda15 cm
  6. 6Erik Schmidtruffe7 cm
Species records here
burbot31 cmKarin Ek
id31 cmOle Sandström
ruda17 cmHeike Lindqvist
björkna16 cmRickard Norén
ruffe7 cmErik Schmidt
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish