Hotlamm
clear oligotrophic forest lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 12 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 12 mpH 6.8oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Hotlamm lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (12 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Hotlamm FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Hotlamm
perch predatory fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 41 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
elritsa fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 12 cm
Here elritsa lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~29 cm · can reach 29 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
trout salmonids
typically ~42 cm · can reach 51 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~34 cm · can reach 51 cm
In the clear water Arctic char picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Fishing Hotlamm
perch, pike and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Hotlamm, carried by elritsa and roach. 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 Hotlamm are alike.
The catch board
- 1Fredrik Boströmtrout39 cm
- 2Stefan Strandtrout34 cm
- 3Lars Strandtrout32 cm
- 4Heike LindqvistArctic char27 cm
- 5Roland Holmroach22 cm
- 6Jürgen Schmidtperch17 cm
Species records here
trout32 cmLars Strand
Arctic char27 cmHeike Lindqvist
roach22 cmRoland Holm
perch17 cmJürgen Schmidt
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