Aplungen

clear oligotrophic forest lake · 60°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 8 m5 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 5.8 mmax depth 8 mpH 6.4oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road

Fish Aplungen Buy forecast

Character of the water

Aplungen 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 half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Aplungen 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 Aplungen

perch predatory fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 39 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 31 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~51 cm · can reach 54 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~12 cm · can reach 15 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 24 cm

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

Fishing Aplungen

The species list of Aplungen runs to 5. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Aplungen 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

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

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Mikko Brandtpike39 cm
2Tomas Weberpike38 cm
3Sören Häggbream20 cm
4Astrid Krügerroach11 cm
5Jonas Krügerruffe9 cm
6Heike Dahlruffe9 cm

Species records here

pike39 cmMikko Brandt

bream20 cmSören Hägg

roach11 cmAstrid Krüger

ruffe9 cmHeike Dahl

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