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Bollen

humic brown forest lake · 60°N
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clarity 1.0 mmax depth 8 mpH 7.0eutrophic · humicstatus poorgravel road
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Character of the water

Bollen lies in central Sweden — a 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 (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Bollen

perch predatory fish
typically ~5 cm · can reach 20 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 24 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 12 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 21 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ruda fish
typically ~29 cm · can reach 33 cm
Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
sarv fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 20 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~29 cm · can reach 40 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Bollen

perch sit at the top of the food chain in Bollen, carried by bream, ruffe and roach. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Bollen 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Karin Ekruda25 cm
  2. 2Eva Bakkesutare24 cm
  3. 3Heike Dahlsarv12 cm
  4. 4Lars Wagnersarv11 cm
  5. 5Jürgen Hansenruffe8 cm
  6. 6Karin Nilssonperch5 cm
Species records here
ruda25 cmKarin Ek
sutare24 cmEva Bakke
sarv12 cmHeike Dahl
ruffe8 cmJürgen Hansen
perch5 cmKarin Nilsson
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish