Djup-Horten

acidified forest lake · 62°N

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clarity 4.3 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.3mesotrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Djup-Horten lies in central Sweden — a acidified forest lake. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

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.

Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Djup-Horten 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 Djup-Horten

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

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

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

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

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

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

stensimpa fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm

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

Fishing Djup-Horten

The species list of Djup-Horten runs to 10. The predators — perch, pike and grayling — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Djup-Horten 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

Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Wolfgang OlofssonArctic char28 cm
2Anders Lindqvistwhitefish25 cm
3Oskar Hedlundperch18 cm
4Rickard Norénroach16 cm
5Heike Wikströmstensimpa6 cm
6Oskar Wagnerelritsa5 cm

Species records here

Arctic char28 cmWolfgang Olofsson

whitefish25 cmAnders Lindqvist

perch18 cmOskar Hedlund

roach16 cmRickard Norén

stensimpa6 cmHeike Wikström

elritsa5 cmOskar Wagner

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