Fjällen

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N

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clarity 2.4 mmax depth 14 mpH 6.6mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Fish Fjällen Buy forecast

Character of the water

Fjällen lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 7 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (14 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Fjällen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Fjällen

perch predatory fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 36 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 48 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~65 cm · can reach 73 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~8 cm · can reach 13 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~20 cm · can reach 28 cm

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

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 33 cm

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

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

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

Fishing Fjällen

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Fjällen, carried by bream, ruffe 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 Fjällen 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.
Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Linnea Häggpike58 cm
2Karl Bergbream28 cm
3Roland Holmperch16 cm
4Stefan Olofssonperch15 cm
5Anna Häggroach15 cm
6Bjørn Boströmperch15 cm

Species records here

pike58 cmLinnea Hägg

bream28 cmKarl Berg

roach15 cmAnna Hägg

perch15 cmBjørn Boström

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