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Hönshyltefjorden

southern humic brown forest lake · 56°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 17 m14 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 17 mpH 6.8oligotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road
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Character of the water

Hönshyltefjorden 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 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 (17 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Hönshyltefjorden FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • 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 Hönshyltefjorden

perch predatory fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 31 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.
björkna fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 31 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 41 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~78 cm · can reach 78 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~11 cm · can reach 15 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~25 cm · can reach 49 cm
Zander 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 16 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps löja moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
roach coarse fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 29 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.
sarv fish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 34 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
sutare fish
typically ~42 cm · can reach 43 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Hönshyltefjorden

The species list of Hönshyltefjorden runs to 14. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Hönshyltefjorden 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.
  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Anders Blompike59 cm
  2. 2Emil Nieminensarv23 cm
  3. 3Karl Raskzander21 cm
  4. 4Stefan Brandtbream15 cm
  5. 5Elin Hansenperch11 cm
  6. 6Jürgen Hansenruffe9 cm
Species records here
pike59 cmAnders Blom
sarv23 cmEmil Nieminen
zander21 cmKarl Rask
bream15 cmStefan Brandt
perch11 cmElin Hansen
ruffe9 cmJürgen Hansen
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