Gissen
southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 16 m4 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 0.9 mmax depth 16 mpH 7.1oligotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Gissen lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (16 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Gissen 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 Gissen
perch predatory fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 48 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 24 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
sutare fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 49 cm
Sutare lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Gissen
perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Gissen, carried by roach and sutare. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Every session at Gissen 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.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
The catch board
- 1Gustav Schmidtsutare35 cm
- 2Heike Nilssonsutare34 cm
- 3Jonas Krügerroach16 cm
- 4Johan Karlssonperch14 cm
- 5Wolfgang Brandtperch13 cm
- 6Astrid Nieminenperch13 cm
Species records here
sutare34 cmHeike Nilsson
roach16 cmJonas Krüger
perch13 cmWolfgang Brandt
The same water, for real
