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Drevviken

humic brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 15 m12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.4 mmax depth 15 mpH 7.1eutrophic · humicstatus poorforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Drevviken lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 11 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (15 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Drevviken

perch predatory fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 46 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
björkna fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 37 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 43 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~73 cm · can reach 91 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 13 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~29 cm · can reach 77 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
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 ~13 cm · can reach 27 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 10 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
ruda fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 36 cm
Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
sarv fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 33 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 48 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Drevviken

The species list of Drevviken runs to 12. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Drevviken 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.
  • Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Eva Nyströmsutare30 cm
  2. 2Anna Wagnerbream29 cm
  3. 3Sabine Schmidtperch13 cm
  4. 4Elin Hedlundbjörkna12 cm
  5. 5Nils Erikssonnors7 cm
  6. 6Karin Sjöbergnors7 cm
Species records here
sutare30 cmEva Nyström
bream29 cmAnna Wagner
perch13 cmSabine Schmidt
björkna12 cmElin Hedlund
nors7 cmKarin Sjöberg
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish