Övre Rottensjön

mesotrophic lake · 62°N

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clarity 3.4 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.7mesotrophicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Övre Rottensjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Övre Rottensjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Övre Rottensjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~20 cm · can reach 29 cm

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

elritsa fish

typically ~6 cm · can reach 9 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~57 cm · can reach 64 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 27 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Arctic char is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

Fishing Övre Rottensjön

The species list of Övre Rottensjön runs to 8. The predators — perch, pike and grayling — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Övre Rottensjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Johan Nieminenpike47 cm
2Per Häggpike47 cm
3Johan Viklundpike44 cm
4Heike BrandtArctic char30 cm
5Kjell Falkgrayling27 cm
6Per Krügerelritsa5 cm

Species records here

pike47 cmPer Hägg

Arctic char30 cmHeike Brandt

grayling27 cmKjell Falk

elritsa5 cmPer Krüger

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