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Kärven

humic brown tarn · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 5 m5 species on recordsources & method →
clarity 0.9 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.7mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Kärven lies in central Sweden — a humic brown tarn. 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.

Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Kärven FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Kärven

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.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Down on the bottom ruda sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Kärven

Kärven holds 5 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and roach and ruda schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Kärven 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. 1Karin Sjöbergpike50 cm
  2. 2Ole Brandtburbot40 cm
  3. 3Ole Hedlundburbot36 cm
  4. 4Elin Nieminenperch22 cm
  5. 5Erik Blomruda17 cm
  6. 6Fredrik Björkroach15 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmKarin Sjöberg
burbot40 cmOle Brandt
perch22 cmElin Nieminen
ruda17 cmErik Blom
roach15 cmFredrik Björk
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