Fäbodviken
acidified forest lake · 61°N
clarity 4.7 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.5mesotrophicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Fäbodviken lies in central Sweden — a acidified forest lake. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Fäbodviken FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Fäbodviken
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
Fishing Fäbodviken
perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Fäbodviken. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Every session at Fäbodviken 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
- 1Per Krügerpike57 cm
- 2Jonas Krügerpike52 cm
- 3Axel Lindqvistpike50 cm
- 4Mikko Norénpike49 cm
- 5Mats Hansenperch18 cm
- 6Jukka Vogelperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmAxel Lindqvist
perch18 cmMats Hansen
The same water, for real
