Långvattnet

northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 65°N

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clarity 3.2 mmax depth 6 mpH 7.2oligotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Långvattnet lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake.

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.

Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Långvattnet 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 Långvattnet

perch predatory fish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 38 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

pike predatory fish

typically ~37 cm · can reach 37 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

Here grayling lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~28 cm · can reach 33 cm

Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 21 cm

Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

Fishing Långvattnet

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Långvattnet, carried by whitefish. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Långvattnet 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

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Anders Lindqvisttrout29 cm
2Rickard Lundpike28 cm
3Anna Lundgrayling26 cm
4Karin Ekgrayling25 cm
5Sören Björkgrayling25 cm
6Jürgen Dahlperch18 cm

Species records here

trout29 cmAnders Lindqvist

pike28 cmRickard Lund

grayling25 cmSören Björk

perch18 cmJürgen Dahl

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