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Horrmunden

humic brown forest lake · 61°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 9 m13 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.5 mmax depth 9 mpH 6.7mesotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road
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Character of the water

Horrmunden lies in central Sweden — a 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 (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Horrmunden 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 Horrmunden

perch predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 38 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~39 cm · can reach 43 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps grayling moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
id fish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 48 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps id moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~68 cm · can reach 68 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
löja fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps löja moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
roach coarse fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 21 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.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 28 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
vendace whitefish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 17 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
stäm fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
Stäm grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Horrmunden

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Horrmunden, carried by bream, id and löja. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Horrmunden 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Hanna Lindqvistburbot54 cm
  2. 2Emil Boströmburbot51 cm
  3. 3Stefan Ekbream30 cm
  4. 4Emil Strandstäm13 cm
  5. 5Jukka Vogelperch13 cm
  6. 6Astrid Viklundvendace10 cm
Species records here
burbot51 cmEmil Boström
bream30 cmStefan Ek
stäm13 cmEmil Strand
perch13 cmJukka Vogel
vendace10 cmAstrid Viklund
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish