Halvarsnoren

humic brown forest lake · 60°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 40 m12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 2.4 mmax depth 40 mpH 7.1mesotrophic · humicstatus goodno road · 50 min for the last stretch

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Character of the water

Halvarsnoren lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 10 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Large and deep (40 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish

typically ~26 cm · can reach 41 cm

Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps elritsa moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

pike predatory fish

typically ~66 cm · can reach 66 cm

In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

ruffe perch family

typically ~10 cm · can reach 24 cm

Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

id fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm

Id grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~41 cm · can reach 41 cm

Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

roach coarse fish

typically ~20 cm · can reach 27 cm

Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

nors fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 16 cm

Nors roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~29 cm · can reach 29 cm

Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

vendace whitefish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 18 cm

Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Halvarsnoren

Halvarsnoren holds 12 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ål, elritsa and ruffe schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

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 Halvarsnoren 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.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Kjell Bergtrout28 cm
2Oskar Lehmannperch22 cm
3Kjell Hedlundperch21 cm
4Oskar Nilssonperch20 cm
5Fredrik Hedlundnors10 cm
6Eva Viklundruffe9 cm

Species records here

trout28 cmKjell Berg

perch22 cmOskar Lehmann

nors10 cmFredrik Hedlund

ruffe9 cmEva Viklund

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish