Dypen
mesotrophic lake · 61°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 8 m4 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 4.8 mmax depth 8 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Dypen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Dypen 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 Dypen
perch predatory fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 24 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~74 cm · can reach 81 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 24 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
regnbåge fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Regnbåge is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
Fishing Dypen
The species list of Dypen runs to 4. 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 Dypen 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.
The catch board
- 1Nils Åbergpike59 cm
- 2Sabine Krügerpike59 cm
- 3Rickard Brandtpike56 cm
- 4Emil Wagnerregnbåge29 cm
- 5Sabine Sjöbergregnbåge29 cm
- 6Ole Hedlundroach13 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmRickard Brandt
regnbåge29 cmSabine Sjöberg
roach13 cmOle Hedlund
The same water, for real
