Hultebräan

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 19 m12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 2.3 mmax depth 19 mpH 6.8oligotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road

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Character of the water

Hultebräan 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 lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Large and deep (19 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Hultebräan 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 Hultebräan

perch predatory fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 40 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

ål fish

typically ~65 cm · can reach 65 cm

Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

bream coarse fish

typically ~37 cm · can reach 55 cm

Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~70 cm · can reach 83 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~10 cm · can reach 17 cm

Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~24 cm · can reach 24 cm

Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

löja fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 18 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps löja moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

roach coarse fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 27 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

ruda fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm

Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

sarv fish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 25 cm

Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

vendace whitefish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 23 cm

Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

sutare fish

typically ~52 cm · can reach 56 cm

Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Hultebräan

Hultebräan holds 12 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ål, bream and ruffe schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

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 Hultebräan are alike.

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.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Karin Ekpike54 cm
2Kjell Hedlundbream30 cm
3Bjørn Bakkebream29 cm
4Sören Björkruda20 cm
5Emil Brandtsarv19 cm
6Emil Boströmruffe9 cm

Species records here

pike54 cmKarin Ek

bream30 cmKjell Hedlund

ruda20 cmSören Björk

sarv19 cmEmil Brandt

ruffe9 cmEmil Boström

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish