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Högfjärden

northern humic brown forest lake · 64°N
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clarity 4.8 mmax depth 11 mpH 6.6mesotrophic · humicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Högfjärden lies in the cold north — a northern 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 — Högfjärden 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 Högfjärden

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
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.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
löja fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps löja moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

Fishing Högfjärden

Högfjärden holds 9 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ål, bream and löja schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Högfjärden 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

  • 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. 1Magnus Raskpike61 cm
  2. 2Anders Månssonål45 cm
  3. 3Magnus Lehmannwhitefish31 cm
  4. 4Stefan Brandtwhitefish25 cm
  5. 5Lars Strandwhitefish24 cm
  6. 6Roland Holmlöja10 cm
Species records here
pike61 cmMagnus Rask
ål45 cmAnders Månsson
whitefish25 cmStefan Brandt
löja10 cmRoland Holm
The same water, for real
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