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Knon

humic brown forest lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 28 m12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 2.7 mmax depth 28 mpH 6.2mesotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Knon lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Large and deep (28 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 35 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.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Elritsa grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~57 cm · can reach 75 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 14 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~39 cm · can reach 49 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
löja fish
typically ~25 cm · can reach 25 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps löja moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
roach coarse fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 34 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 16 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~24 cm · can reach 32 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
vendace whitefish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 20 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

Fishing Knon

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Knon, carried by ål, elritsa and ruffe. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Knon 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Maria Sandströmpike45 cm
  2. 2Jonas Wagnerpike44 cm
  3. 3Fredrik Korhonenlöja19 cm
  4. 4Stefan Ekperch18 cm
  5. 5Mikko Krügerperch16 cm
  6. 6Lars Lindqvistruffe8 cm
Species records here
pike44 cmJonas Wagner
löja19 cmFredrik Korhonen
perch16 cmMikko Krüger
ruffe8 cmLars Lindqvist
The same water, for real