Gömmaren
humic brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 6 m4 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.0 mmax depth 6 mpH 7.0mesotrophic · humicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Gömmaren lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. 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 (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Gömmaren FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Gömmaren
perch predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 34 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 22 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sarv fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 18 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
Fishing Gömmaren
The species list of Gömmaren runs to 4. The predators — perch — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
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 Gömmaren 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.
The catch board
- 1Per Bakkesarv14 cm
- 2Astrid Nieminensarv14 cm
- 3Roland Sandströmperch14 cm
- 4Bjørn Boströmsarv13 cm
- 5Jürgen Häggruffe7 cm
- 6Andreas Häggruffe6 cm
Species records here
sarv14 cmPer Bakke
perch14 cmRoland Sandström
ruffe7 cmJürgen Hägg
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