Hovden
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 60°N
clarity 2.7 mmax depth 4 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road
Character of the water
Hovden lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.
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 (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Hovden 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 Hovden
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
Fishing Hovden
perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Hovden, carried by roach. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
Whoever fishes Hovden 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.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Stefan Olofssonpike53 cm
- 2Nils Nieminenpike51 cm
- 3Rickard Åbergpike50 cm
- 4Rickard Viklundroach16 cm
- 5Stefan Korhonenroach15 cm
- 6Oskar Vogelroach15 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmRickard Åberg
roach15 cmStefan Korhonen
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