Kulken
southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 57°N
clarity 8.9 mmax depth 5 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Kulken lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Kulken FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Kulken
perch predatory fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 19 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
bream coarse fish
typically ~32 cm · can reach 48 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 20 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
Fishing Kulken
perch sit at the top of the food chain in Kulken, carried by bream and roach. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Whoever fishes Kulken 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
- Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
The catch board
- 1Mats Erikssonbream27 cm
- 2Roland Holmbream27 cm
- 3Elin Ekbream25 cm
- 4Linnea Fischerperch9 cm
- 5Hanna Johansenperch8 cm
- 6Nils Sandströmperch8 cm
Species records here
bream27 cmRoland Holm
perch8 cmNils Sandström
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