Kinnvallsjön

acidified forest lake · 61°N

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clarity 8.8 mmax depth 16 mpH 5.3oligotrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Kinnvallsjön lies in central Sweden — a acidified forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

The surroundings

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

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (16 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Kinnvallsjön 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 Kinnvallsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 29 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

bream coarse fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm

Bream holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm

Elritsa moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

Here grayling lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

trout salmonids

typically ~28 cm · can reach 33 cm

Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the clear water regnbåge picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Arctic char is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~54 cm · can reach 54 cm

Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

vendace whitefish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 20 cm

Vendace holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

Fishing Kinnvallsjön

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Kinnvallsjön, carried by ål, bream and elritsa. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Kinnvallsjön 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Karin Johansenål51 cm
2Heike Dahlburbot40 cm
3Jukka SandströmArctic char29 cm
4Gustav Karlssonroach15 cm
5Mats Bergelritsa6 cm
6Bjørn Boströmelritsa5 cm

Species records here

ål51 cmKarin Johansen

burbot40 cmHeike Dahl

Arctic char29 cmJukka Sandström

roach15 cmGustav Karlsson

elritsa6 cmMats Berg

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