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Klåvvattnet

southern humic brown forest lake · 59°N
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 13 mpH 5.8mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Klåvvattnet 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 5 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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (13 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Klåvvattnet 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 Klåvvattnet

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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Klåvvattnet

The species list of Klåvvattnet runs to 4. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Klåvvattnet 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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Ole Brandtpike52 cm
  2. 2Björn Boströmpike52 cm
  3. 3Klaus Olofssonburbot37 cm
  4. 4Heike Häggburbot36 cm
  5. 5Stefan Ekperch20 cm
  6. 6Johan Karlssonroach14 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmOle Brandt
burbot36 cmHeike Hägg
perch20 cmStefan Ek
roach14 cmJohan Karlsson
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