Hälftasen
humic brown forest lake · 62°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 11 m3 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.8 mmax depth 11 mpH 6.5oligotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Hälftasen 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 lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (11 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Hälftasen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Hälftasen
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
Fishing Hälftasen
pike, trout and Arctic char sit at the top of the food chain in Hälftasen. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.
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 Hälftasen 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
- 1Emil Brandtpike52 cm
- 2Per Nieminenpike52 cm
- 3Ole WeberArctic char30 cm
- 4Anna HäggArctic char29 cm
- 5Heike Sundintrout29 cm
- 6Oskar NorénArctic char28 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmPer Nieminen
trout29 cmHeike Sundin
Arctic char29 cmAnna Hägg
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