Hörtingen
southern mesotrophic lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 5 m3 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 4.4 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Hörtingen lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Hörtingen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Hörtingen
perch predatory fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 31 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
pike predatory fish
typically ~52 cm · can reach 52 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
roach coarse fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 23 cm
Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
Fishing Hörtingen
The species list of Hörtingen runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Hörtingen regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
The catch board
- 1Heike Sundinpike41 cm
- 2Elin Hedlundpike39 cm
- 3Axel Nyströmpike39 cm
- 4Henrik Forsbergperch12 cm
- 5Jukka Schmidtperch10 cm
- 6Jukka Sandströmperch9 cm
Species records here
pike41 cmHeike Sundin
perch9 cmJukka Sandström
The same water, for real
