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Höljen

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
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clarity 1.7 mmax depth 9 mpH 5.8mesotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
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Character of the water

Höljen lies in the south — a southern 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 (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Höljen 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 Höljen

perch predatory fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 21 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~29 cm · can reach 33 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~46 cm · can reach 68 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~7 cm · can reach 7 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 23 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
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 Höljen

perch, pike and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Höljen, carried by bream, ruffe and roach. 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 Höljen 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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Heike Fischerpike40 cm
  2. 2Linnea Fischerbream25 cm
  3. 3Klaus Erikssonbream23 cm
  4. 4Lars Weberbream23 cm
  5. 5Nils Sandströmperch12 cm
  6. 6Rickard Norénruffe6 cm
Species records here
pike40 cmHeike Fischer
bream25 cmLinnea Fischer
perch12 cmNils Sandström
ruffe6 cmRickard Norén
The same water, for real
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