Degervattnet

northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 64°N

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clarity 4.4 mmax depth 3 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Degervattnet lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 8 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Degervattnet 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 Degervattnet

perch predatory fish

typically ~24 cm · can reach 46 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

pike predatory fish

typically ~51 cm · can reach 96 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

ruffe perch family

typically ~7 cm · can reach 14 cm

Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

id fish

typically ~37 cm · can reach 50 cm

Id moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~42 cm · can reach 62 cm

Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

roach coarse fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 29 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

nors fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 20 cm

Nors cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 52 cm

Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

stäm fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 15 cm

Here stäm lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

Fishing Degervattnet

Degervattnet holds 9 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ruffe, id and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Degervattnet regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Eva Sandströmpike43 cm
2Astrid Nieminenpike41 cm
3Björn Olofssonwhitefish18 cm
4Emil Lundwhitefish15 cm
5Emil Petterssonstäm10 cm
6Sören Björkruffe6 cm

Species records here

pike41 cmAstrid Nieminen

whitefish18 cmBjörn Olofsson

stäm10 cmEmil Pettersson

ruffe6 cmSören Björk

The same water, for real

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