Fansen

acidified brown forest lake · 61°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 9 m7 species on recordsources & method →

clarity 1.4 mmax depth 9 mpH 4.7mesotrophic · humicstatus poorpaved road

Character of the water

Fansen lies in central Sweden — a acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

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.

Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Fansen 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 Fansen

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

löja fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm

Löja grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

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

Fishing Fansen

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

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Fansen are alike.

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.
Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Emil Brandtpike50 cm
2Heike Dahlål46 cm
3Sören Lundwhitefish25 cm
4Jonas Wagnerperch22 cm
5Astrid Häggperch18 cm
6Emil Lundroach16 cm

Species records here

pike50 cmEmil Brandt

ål46 cmHeike Dahl

whitefish25 cmSören Lund

perch18 cmAstrid Hägg

roach16 cmEmil Lund

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