Fagervattnet
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 16 m4 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 16 mpH 6.4eutrophicstatus poorgravel road
Character of the water
Fagervattnet lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (16 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Fagervattnet FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Fagervattnet
perch predatory fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 29 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~46 cm · can reach 46 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Fishing Fagervattnet
perch, pike and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Fagervattnet. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
Every session at Fagervattnet 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
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Elin Nieminenpike36 cm
- 2Jukka Korhonentrout29 cm
- 3Henrik Bergperch15 cm
- 4Gustav Schmidtperch15 cm
- 5Erik Sjöbergperch14 cm
- 6Emil Brandtperch14 cm
Species records here
pike36 cmElin Nieminen
trout29 cmJukka Korhonen
perch14 cmEmil Brandt
The same water, for real
