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Garnsviken

humic brown forest lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 11 m18 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 11 mpH 6.8eutrophic · humicstatus poorpaved road
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Character of the water

Garnsviken 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 sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Moderately deep (11 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 34 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
asp fish
typically ~33 cm · can reach 42 cm
In the murky light, asp shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
björkna fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 28 cm
Down on the bottom björkna sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
bream coarse fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 45 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
färna fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 60 cm
Färna grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~53 cm · can reach 97 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 15 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
zander predatory fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 73 cm
In the murky light, zander shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
Id grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
löja fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 17 cm
Löja grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 33 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
nors fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 13 cm
Nors roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
regnbåge fish
typically ~56 cm · can reach 56 cm
Regnbåge hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruda fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 8 cm
Down on the bottom ruda sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
sarv fish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 28 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps sarv moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sutare fish
typically ~51 cm · can reach 58 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Garnsviken

The species list of Garnsviken runs to 18. The predators — perch, pike and zander — 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 Garnsviken 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.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Jonas Krügerregnbåge48 cm
  2. 2Jonas Wikströmsutare42 cm
  3. 3Astrid Hedlundsarv21 cm
  4. 4Björn Falkbream16 cm
  5. 5Sara Holmroach12 cm
  6. 6Emil Lundroach12 cm
Species records here
regnbåge48 cmJonas Krüger
sutare42 cmJonas Wikström
sarv21 cmAstrid Hedlund
bream16 cmBjörn Falk
roach12 cmEmil Lund
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish