Flarken

mesotrophic stratified lake · 63°N

clarity 4.4 mmax depth 12 mpH 5.9mesotrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Flarken lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 5 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 (12 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Flarken 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 Flarken

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

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

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

Fishing Flarken

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Flarken, carried by roach and whitefish. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Flarken 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

Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Gustav Blomperch25 cm
2Jukka Weberwhitefish24 cm
3Jukka Norénroach20 cm
4Karl Månssonroach20 cm
5Tomas Lindqvistperch18 cm
6Lars Wagnerroach16 cm

Species records here

whitefish24 cmJukka Weber

perch18 cmTomas Lindqvist

roach16 cmLars Wagner

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