Krokfjorden

southern humic brown forest lake · 56°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 8 m12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 2.4 mmax depth 8 mpH 6.7mesotrophic · humicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

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Character of the water

Krokfjorden lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. 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.

Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Krokfjorden 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.
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 Krokfjorden

perch predatory fish

typically ~10 cm · can reach 43 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

björkna fish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 31 cm

Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

bream coarse fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 49 cm

Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 27 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~11 cm · can reach 14 cm

Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

zander predatory fish

typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm

Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

roach coarse fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 21 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

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.

ruda fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm

Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

sarv fish

typically ~27 cm · can reach 27 cm

Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Krokfjorden

The species list of Krokfjorden runs to 12. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Krokfjorden 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

1Petra Brandtsutare29 cm
2Heike Fischerpike19 cm
3Nils Sandströmroach13 cm
4Jonas Wagnerruffe9 cm
5Ida Raskperch9 cm
6Anders Nilssonruffe8 cm

Species records here

sutare29 cmPetra Brandt

pike19 cmHeike Fischer

roach13 cmNils Sandström

ruffe9 cmJonas Wagner

perch9 cmIda Rask

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