Kleven
southern mesotrophic lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 14 m8 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 2.9 mmax depth 14 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Kleven lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (14 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Kleven FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Kleven
perch predatory fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 40 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
bream coarse fish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 48 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
pike predatory fish
typically ~43 cm · can reach 56 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 13 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the clear water zander picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 25 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
regnbåge fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Regnbåge is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
sarv fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 14 cm
Here sarv lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
Fishing Kleven
Kleven holds 8 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and bream, ruffe and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Kleven 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.
The catch board
- 1Linnea Nieminenregnbåge29 cm
- 2Sara Holmbream22 cm
- 3Jürgen Häggbream22 cm
- 4Anna Häggroach11 cm
- 5Stefan Olofssonruffe6 cm
- 6Oskar Åbergruffe6 cm
Species records here
regnbåge29 cmLinnea Nieminen
bream22 cmSara Holm
roach11 cmAnna Hägg
ruffe6 cmOskar Åberg
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