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Gimmen

humic brown forest lake · 61°N
Real lakereal shoreline8 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 10 mpH 6.1mesotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road
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Character of the water

Gimmen lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Gimmen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.

  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Gimmen

perch predatory fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 41 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 13 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 28 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
trout salmonids
typically ~71 cm · can reach 71 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~34 cm · can reach 42 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 15 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Gimmen

Gimmen holds 8 species, with perch, pike and trout at the top of the chain and ruffe, roach and whitefish schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

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 Gimmen 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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Jonas Johansenpike56 cm
  2. 2Per NyströmArctic char30 cm
  3. 3Ole BrandtArctic char28 cm
  4. 4Uwe SundinArctic char28 cm
  5. 5Karl Bergroach16 cm
  6. 6Rickard Norénperch15 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmJonas Johansen
Arctic char28 cmOle Brandt
roach16 cmKarl Berg
perch15 cmRickard Norén
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