Götemar

southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 57°N

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clarity 5.3 mmax depth 18 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Götemar lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

The surroundings

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

Moderately deep (18 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Götemar FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Götemar

perch predatory fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 41 cm

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

ål fish

typically ~63 cm · can reach 63 cm

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

björkna fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 20 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 47 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 69 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~8 cm · can reach 10 cm

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

id fish

typically ~47 cm · can reach 49 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~59 cm · can reach 59 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 25 cm

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

sarv fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 25 cm

Here sarv lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

sutare fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 31 cm

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

Fishing Götemar

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Götemar, carried by ål, björkna and bream. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

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 Götemar are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Roland Sandströmburbot53 cm
2Wolfgang Åbergål47 cm
3Axel Lehmannpike46 cm
4Heike Nilssonburbot45 cm
5Stefan Åströmbream21 cm
6Lars Strandperch12 cm

Species records here

burbot53 cmRoland Sandström

ål47 cmWolfgang Åberg

pike46 cmAxel Lehmann

bream21 cmStefan Åström

perch12 cmLars Strand

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