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Dammen

southern acidified forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 4.8 mmax depth 4 mpH 5.3mesotrophicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Dammen lies in the south — a southern acidified forest lake. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

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.

Moderately deep (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Dammen 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 Dammen

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.

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.

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 Dammen are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Mats Hansenpike66 cm
  2. 2Sara Norénpike54 cm
  3. 3Mikko Holmpike51 cm
  4. 4Emil Lundpike50 cm
  5. 5Karin Erikssonperch20 cm
  6. 6Emil Petterssonperch18 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmSara Norén
perch18 cmEmil Pettersson
The same water, for real