Femmen
southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
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clarity 1.1 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.0mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Femmen lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Femmen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Femmen
perch predatory fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 41 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~37 cm · can reach 39 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~25 cm · can reach 28 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
Fishing Femmen
Femmen holds 3 species, with perch at the top of the chain and bream and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Femmen 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
- 1Sabine Schmidtbream32 cm
- 2Kjell Brandtbream29 cm
- 3Lars Johansenbream29 cm
- 4Sören Lundbream28 cm
- 5Emil Weberroach19 cm
- 6Maria Bakkeperch14 cm
Species records here
bream29 cmLars Johansen
roach19 cmEmil Weber
perch14 cmMaria Bakke
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