Käxten
southern humic brown tarn · 59°N
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 5 mpH 6.8mesotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Käxten lies in the south — a southern 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 — Käxten 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 Käxten
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 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.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
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 ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
Löja grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
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 Käxten
Käxten holds 7 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ål, ruffe and löja schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Käxten 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
- 1Rickard Raskål45 cm
- 2Kjell Sjöbergburbot36 cm
- 3Maria Sandströmperch18 cm
- 4Klaus Karlssonroach15 cm
- 5Karl Sandströmruffe10 cm
- 6Sara Norénruffe10 cm
Species records here
ål45 cmRickard Rask
burbot36 cmKjell Sjöberg
perch18 cmMaria Sandström
roach15 cmKlaus Karlsson
ruffe10 cmKarl Sandström
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