Övre Marviken

humic brown forest lake · 59°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 10 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 2.1 mmax depth 10 mpH 7.4mesotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road

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Character of the water

Övre Marviken 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 (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Övre Marviken FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Övre Marviken

perch predatory fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 31 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

björkna fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 22 cm

Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

bream coarse fish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 36 cm

Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~47 cm · can reach 47 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.

roach coarse fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 23 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

Fishing Övre Marviken

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Övre Marviken, carried by björkna, bream and ruffe. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

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 Övre Marviken are alike.

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

1Jonas Blombjörkna17 cm
2Ida Sundinbjörkna16 cm
3Hanna Brandtperch11 cm
4Kjell Olofssonperch10 cm
5Johan Karlssonruffe8 cm
6Björn Olofssonruffe8 cm

Species records here

björkna16 cmIda Sundin

perch10 cmKjell Olofsson

ruffe8 cmJohan Karlsson

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