Ejen

humic brown tarn · 61°N

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clarity 2.1 mmax depth 4 mpH 5.6oligotrophic · humicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Ejen lies in central Sweden — a humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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.

Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Ejen 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 Ejen

perch predatory fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 43 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

bream coarse fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm

Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~29 cm · can reach 29 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

id fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps id moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

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 ~15 cm · can reach 22 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

trout salmonids

typically ~40 cm · can reach 50 cm

Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the murky light, regnbåge shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Arctic char hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruda fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm

Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

vendace whitefish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 18 cm

Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Ejen

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Ejen, carried by ål, bream and id. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Whoever fishes Ejen 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.

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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Ida Boströmbream34 cm
2Wolfgang Korhonentrout32 cm
3Mats Erikssonwhitefish25 cm
4Jonas Wagnerwhitefish25 cm
5Elin Åbergruda15 cm
6Stefan Ekperch12 cm

Species records here

bream34 cmIda Boström

trout32 cmWolfgang Korhonen

whitefish25 cmMats Eriksson

ruda15 cmElin Åberg

perch12 cmStefan Ek

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