Hån
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 62°N
clarity 1.5 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus poorpaved road
Character of the water
Hån lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.
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 (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Hån FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- 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 Hån
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Elritsa grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
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.
Fishing Hån
trout sit at the top of the food chain in Hån, carried by elritsa. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
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 Hån are alike.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Elin Viklundtrout31 cm
- 2Fredrik Korhonentrout31 cm
- 3Sabine Vogeltrout29 cm
- 4Per Dahltrout29 cm
- 5Bjørn Falkelritsa6 cm
- 6Henrik Nyströmelritsa5 cm
Species records here
trout31 cmElin Viklund
elritsa5 cmHenrik Nyström
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