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Ken

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
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clarity 1.3 mmax depth 10 mpH 5.7oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
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Character of the water

Ken lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 4 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

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

Moderately deep (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Ken FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Ken

perch predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 43 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
björkna fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 20 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~25 cm · can reach 38 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~29 cm · can reach 34 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 14 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~36 cm · can reach 75 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 35 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
löja fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 16 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps löja moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
roach coarse fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 31 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 13 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
sarv fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 30 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Ken

The species list of Ken runs to 13. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

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 Ken 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Anna Vainioburbot27 cm
  2. 2Erik Sandströmbream21 cm
  3. 3Linnea Fischersarv19 cm
  4. 4Astrid Wagnersarv17 cm
  5. 5Bjørn Ekperch12 cm
  6. 6Wolfgang Åbergruffe6 cm
Species records here
burbot27 cmAnna Vainio
bream21 cmErik Sandström
sarv17 cmAstrid Wagner
perch12 cmBjørn Ek
ruffe6 cmWolfgang Åberg
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