Byxången

humic brown forest lake · 61°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 18 m15 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 2.1 mmax depth 18 mpH 6.2oligotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road

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Character of the water

Byxången 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 sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (18 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Byxången FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Byxången

perch predatory fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 26 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

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.

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm

Elritsa grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

pike predatory fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 35 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps grayling moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

id fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps id moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

roach coarse fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 32 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Arctic char hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~37 cm · can reach 61 cm

Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

vendace whitefish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 18 cm

Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

stäm fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm

Stäm grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

stensimpa fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm

Stensimpa works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Byxången

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Byxången, carried by ål, bream and elritsa. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

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 Byxången 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.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Heike Lindqvisttrout28 cm
2Karin Johansengrayling27 cm
3Jürgen Dahlvendace15 cm
4Emil Vainioroach13 cm
5Sara Fischerstäm13 cm
6Kjell Bergperch11 cm

Species records here

trout28 cmHeike Lindqvist

grayling27 cmKarin Johansen

vendace15 cmJürgen Dahl

stäm13 cmSara Fischer

roach13 cmEmil Vainio

perch11 cmKjell Berg

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