Krokshålet
northern mesotrophic lake · 64°N
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clarity 2.9 mmax depth 7 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Krokshålet lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Krokshålet FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Krokshålet
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Krokshålet
The species list of Krokshålet runs to 4. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Every session at Krokshålet 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.
The catch board
- 1Mikael Nieminenpike76 cm
- 2Hanna Petterssonpike57 cm
- 3Sabine Schmidtpike54 cm
- 4Ole Boströmperch18 cm
- 5Stefan Brandtroach14 cm
- 6Sabine Krügerruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike57 cmHanna Pettersson
perch18 cmOle Boström
roach14 cmStefan Brandt
ruffe10 cmSabine Krüger
The same water, for real
