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Eckern

southern mesotrophic stratified lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 12 m7 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.9 mmax depth 12 mpH 7.1mesotrophicstatus moderategravel road
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Character of the water

Eckern lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 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 (12 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Eckern FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Eckern

perch predatory fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 41 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~51 cm · can reach 52 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 12 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the clear water zander picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
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 ~10 cm · can reach 23 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Eckern

The species list of Eckern runs to 7. 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 Eckern 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

  • Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Heike Dahlzander43 cm
  2. 2Henrik Bergzander42 cm
  3. 3Maria Sandströmburbot36 cm
  4. 4Anna Nieminenperch10 cm
  5. 5Ole Boströmperch10 cm
  6. 6Hanna Viklundruffe6 cm
Species records here
zander43 cmHeike Dahl
burbot36 cmMaria Sandström
perch10 cmAnna Nieminen
ruffe6 cmHanna Viklund
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