Hindsen

southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 57°N

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clarity 5.4 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.8oligotrophicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Hindsen lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light. In summer a thermocline settles around 9 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.

Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Hindsen 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 Hindsen

perch predatory fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 47 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

bream coarse fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm

Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

pike predatory fish

typically ~70 cm · can reach 91 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

ruffe perch family

typically ~10 cm · can reach 16 cm

Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

roach coarse fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 30 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 29 cm

Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

vendace whitefish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 11 cm

Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

sutare fish

typically ~49 cm · can reach 52 cm

Sutare lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Hindsen

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Hindsen, carried by ål, bream and ruffe. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

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 Hindsen are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Anna Månssonburbot47 cm
2Maria Bakkesutare40 cm
3Per Bakkeburbot40 cm
4Andreas Johansensutare37 cm
5Wolfgang Krügerroach17 cm
6Anna Wagnerwhitefish16 cm

Species records here

burbot47 cmAnna Månsson

sutare37 cmAndreas Johansen

roach17 cmWolfgang Krüger

whitefish16 cmAnna Wagner

The same water, for real

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