Krampen
southern humic brown tarn · 56°N
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 3 mpH 5.8mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Krampen lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Krampen 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 Krampen
perch predatory fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 26 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~23 cm · can reach 29 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 32 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Fishing Krampen
The species list of Krampen runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Krampen 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
- 1Jonas Häggpike23 cm
- 2Oskar Wikströmpike23 cm
- 3Karin Nilssonbream21 cm
- 4Lars Johansenperch13 cm
- 5Torbjörn Häggperch13 cm
- 6Jukka Norénperch13 cm
Species records here
pike23 cmOskar Wikström
bream21 cmKarin Nilsson
perch13 cmTorbjörn Hägg
The same water, for real
