Flan

mesotrophic stratified lake · 60°N

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clarity 4.0 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.6mesotrophicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Flan lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 8 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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 — Flan FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Flan

perch predatory fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 36 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

pike predatory fish

typically ~42 cm · can reach 42 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

ruffe perch family

typically ~12 cm · can reach 15 cm

Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

löja fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 12 cm

Löja moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 27 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

nors fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

Nors cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm

Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

Fishing Flan

Flan holds 10 species, with perch, pike and trout at the top of the chain and ål, ruffe and löja schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Flan 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Johan Nieminentrout38 cm
2Kjell Vogelpike35 cm
3Axel Lindqvistpike31 cm
4Tomas Åströmtrout29 cm
5Klaus Strandroach14 cm
6Torbjörn Petterssonlöja8 cm

Species records here

pike31 cmAxel Lindqvist

trout29 cmTomas Åström

roach14 cmKlaus Strand

löja8 cmTorbjörn Pettersson

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