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Långvattnet

nutrient-rich lowland lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 34 mreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.6 mmax depth 34 mpH 6.6eutrophicstatus poorpaved road
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Character of the water

Långvattnet lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland 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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (34 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Långvattnet FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Långvattnet

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Långvattnet

The species list of Långvattnet runs to 5. 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 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.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Elin Viklundperch21 cm
  2. 2Kjell Krügerperch19 cm
  3. 3Klaus Erikssonperch19 cm
  4. 4Wolfgang Ekroach16 cm
  5. 5Stefan Olofssonruffe10 cm
  6. 6Heike Dahlruffe10 cm
Species records here
perch19 cmKlaus Eriksson
roach16 cmWolfgang Ek
ruffe10 cmStefan Olofsson
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish