Övre Vassbotten

clear oligotrophic forest lake · 60°N

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clarity 5.2 mmax depth 6 mpH 6.3oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

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Character of the water

Övre Vassbotten lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

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 Vassbotten FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Vassbotten

perch predatory fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 47 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.

bream coarse fish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 49 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~49 cm · can reach 60 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

löja fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 16 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 27 cm

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

nors fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

Fishing Övre Vassbotten

The species list of Övre Vassbotten runs to 10. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Övre Vassbotten 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.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Anna Lundpike38 cm
2Jukka Vogelpike37 cm
3Ole Boströmwhitefish24 cm
4Björn Falkbream19 cm
5Sara Norénperch15 cm
6Eva Viklundperch11 cm

Species records here

pike38 cmAnna Lund

whitefish24 cmOle Boström

bream19 cmBjörn Falk

perch11 cmEva Viklund

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