Övre Tälningen

mesotrophic stratified lake · 61°N

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clarity 4.0 mmax depth 17 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Övre Tälningen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 8 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 (17 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Övre Tälningen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Tälningen

perch predatory fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 40 cm

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

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

pike predatory fish

typically ~71 cm · can reach 71 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~7 cm · can reach 10 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

roach coarse fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 28 cm

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

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 16 cm

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

Fishing Övre Tälningen

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Övre Tälningen, carried by ål, ruffe and roach. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Övre Tälningen 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

In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Jukka Norénpike54 cm
2Karin Weberpike54 cm
3Stefan Brandtål44 cm
4Maria Olofssonburbot41 cm
5Jürgen Häggperch16 cm
6Stefan Korhonenvendace12 cm

Species records here

pike54 cmKarin Weber

ål44 cmStefan Brandt

burbot41 cmMaria Olofsson

perch16 cmJürgen Hägg

vendace12 cmStefan Korhonen

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