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Broken

southern humic brown tarn · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Broken lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. 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 — Broken FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Broken

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Broken

The species list of Broken runs to 3. 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 Broken 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Lars Johansenpike50 cm
  2. 2Oskar Norénpike50 cm
  3. 3Torbjörn Karlssonpike50 cm
  4. 4Axel Boströmperch20 cm
  5. 5Jonas Wikströmperch18 cm
  6. 6Anna Månssonperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmLars Johansen
perch18 cmAnna Månsson
The same water, for real