Övre Resten
mesotrophic stratified lake · 60°N
clarity 2.8 mmax depth 9 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Övre Resten lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 7 m and splits the lake into two worlds.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Övre Resten 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.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Övre Resten
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the clear water zander picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Fishing Övre Resten
perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Övre Resten. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
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 Resten are alike.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.
The catch board
- 1Rickard Brandtpike49 cm
- 2Stefan Falkzander41 cm
- 3Anna Wagnerzander41 cm
- 4Jukka Sundinzander40 cm
- 5Gustav Raskperch19 cm
- 6Mikko Krügerperch18 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmRickard Brandt
zander41 cmStefan Falk
perch18 cmMikko Krüger
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