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Bovattnet

southern mesotrophic stratified lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 3.9 mmax depth 10 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Bovattnet lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 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.

Moderately deep (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bovattnet 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 Bovattnet

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Bovattnet

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Bovattnet, carried by roach and ruffe. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Bovattnet 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Tomas Weberpike51 cm
  2. 2Oskar Wikströmpike50 cm
  3. 3Magnus Brandtperch20 cm
  4. 4Karin Nyströmroach14 cm
  5. 5Torbjörn Karlssonruffe10 cm
  6. 6Kjell Dahlruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmOskar Wikström
perch20 cmMagnus Brandt
roach14 cmKarin Nyström
ruffe10 cmTorbjörn Karlsson
The same water, for real