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Gällingsflöttjärnen

mesotrophic lake · 61°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 2.9 mmax depth 3 mpH 5.9mesotrophicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Gällingsflöttjärnen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Gällingsflöttjärnen 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 Gällingsflöttjärnen

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.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Gällingsflöttjärnen

The species list of Gällingsflöttjärnen runs to 4. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Gällingsflöttjärnen 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Jukka Weberpike50 cm
  2. 2Ole Hedlundpike49 cm
  3. 3Oskar Åbergroach15 cm
  4. 4Heike Sundinruffe10 cm
  5. 5Oskar Lehmannruffe10 cm
  6. 6Emil Nyströmruffe9 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmJukka Weber
roach15 cmOskar Åberg
ruffe9 cmEmil Nyström
The same water, for real