Anten

southern mesotrophic stratified lake · 58°N

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Character of the water

Anten lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 3 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.

Large and deep (30 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish

typically ~20 cm · can reach 40 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 46 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~66 cm · can reach 67 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~10 cm · can reach 15 cm

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

zander predatory fish

typically ~34 cm · can reach 51 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 71 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~20 cm · can reach 27 cm

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

nors fish

typically ~9 cm · can reach 10 cm

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

vendace whitefish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 20 cm

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

sutare fish

typically ~51 cm · can reach 51 cm

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

Fishing Anten

Anten holds 10 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and bream, ruffe and roach schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Every session at Anten 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

Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Johan Raskburbot45 cm
2Ole Björksutare41 cm
3Jukka Fischerbream26 cm
4Rickard Viklundroach17 cm
5Erik Sandströmvendace11 cm
6Maria Bakkenors8 cm

Species records here

burbot45 cmJohan Rask

sutare41 cmOle Björk

bream26 cmJukka Fischer

roach17 cmRickard Viklund

vendace11 cmErik Sandström

nors8 cmMaria Bakke

The same water, for real

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