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Hulingen

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 12 m12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.9 mmax depth 12 mpH 7.3mesotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road
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Character of the water

Hulingen lies in the south — a southern 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 (12 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Hulingen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Hulingen

perch predatory fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 43 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.
bream coarse fish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 44 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~58 cm · can reach 58 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
löja fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 15 cm
Löja grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
roach coarse fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 30 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
nors fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 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.
ruda fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruda sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
sarv fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 31 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps sarv moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Hulingen

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

Whoever fishes Hulingen 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

  • 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. 1Tomas Weberburbot38 cm
  2. 2Anna Blombream24 cm
  3. 3Elin Hedlundbream21 cm
  4. 4Axel Petterssonperch11 cm
  5. 5Rickard Olofssonlöja11 cm
  6. 6Andreas Johansenperch10 cm
Species records here
burbot38 cmTomas Weber
bream24 cmAnna Blom
löja11 cmRickard Olofsson
perch11 cmAxel Pettersson
The same water, for real
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