Grycken

clear oligotrophic deep lake · 61°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 21 m11 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 3.8 mmax depth 21 mpH 6.9oligotrophicstatus moderatepaved road

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Character of the water

Grycken lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic deep lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 7 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.

Large and deep (21 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Grycken 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 Grycken

perch predatory fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 44 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 40 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 23 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~10 cm · can reach 13 cm

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

id fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 27 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm

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

nors fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 14 cm

Nors cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

vendace whitefish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 24 cm

Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

stensimpa fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm

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

Fishing Grycken

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Grycken, carried by bream, ruffe and id. 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 Grycken are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Ida Norénid37 cm
2Sören Ekid31 cm
3Jürgen Hansentrout29 cm
4Oskar Norénburbot14 cm
5Sabine Schmidtperch12 cm
6Elin Hansennors9 cm

Species records here

id37 cmIda Norén

trout29 cmJürgen Hansen

burbot14 cmOskar Norén

perch12 cmSabine Schmidt

nors9 cmElin Hansen

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

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