Börlingen
southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
clarity 0.8 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Börlingen lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Börlingen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Börlingen
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
Fishing Börlingen
The species list of Börlingen runs to 4. The predators — burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Börlingen are alike.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
The catch board
- 1Lars Wagnerål49 cm
- 2Anna Nyströmsutare35 cm
- 3Hanna Petterssonbream32 cm
- 4Fredrik Sundinbream30 cm
- 5Kjell Krügerbream30 cm
- 6Stefan Karlssonbream30 cm
Species records here
ål49 cmLars Wagner
sutare35 cmAnna Nyström
bream32 cmHanna Pettersson
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