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Furen

southern humic brown tarn · 57°N
Real lakereal shoreline12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.4eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Furen lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. 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 (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Furen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Furen

perch predatory fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 33 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
björkna fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~25 cm · can reach 42 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~52 cm · can reach 59 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 14 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~26 cm · can reach 67 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
sarv fish
typically ~33 cm · can reach 33 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Furen

Furen holds 12 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and ål, björkna and bream schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Furen 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Jürgen Dahlsutare29 cm
  2. 2Lars Wagnersutare29 cm
  3. 3Karl Bergzander25 cm
  4. 4Ole Björksarv25 cm
  5. 5Heike Korhonenruda16 cm
  6. 6Heike Holmroach12 cm
Species records here
sutare29 cmLars Wagner
sarv25 cmOle Björk
zander25 cmKarl Berg
ruda16 cmHeike Korhonen
roach12 cmHeike Holm
The same water, for real