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Dammen

southern humic brown tarn · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinereal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.5 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.2eutrophic · humicstatus poorno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Dammen 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 remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

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

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.

Fishing Dammen

The species list of Dammen runs to 2. 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 Dammen 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. 1Emil Vainiopike50 cm
  2. 2Wolfgang Krügerpike50 cm
  3. 3Mats Erikssonperch20 cm
  4. 4Jürgen Åströmperch20 cm
  5. 5Björn Olofssonperch19 cm
  6. 6Per Bakkeperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmEmil Vainio
perch18 cmPer Bakke
The same water, for real