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Lenhovdasjön

southern humic brown tarn · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 2 m5 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 2.8 mmax depth 2 mpH 6.5oligotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Lenhovdasjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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.

Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lenhovdasjön 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 Lenhovdasjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 28 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~25 cm · can reach 29 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~57 cm · can reach 57 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 22 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Lenhovdasjön

The species list of Lenhovdasjön 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.

Whoever fishes Lenhovdasjön 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
  1. 1Lars Holmpike43 cm
  2. 2Elin Ekpike43 cm
  3. 3Eva Nyströmbream20 cm
  4. 4Gustav Karlssonroach11 cm
  5. 5Björn Norénperch11 cm
  6. 6Elin Strandroach11 cm
Species records here
pike43 cmLars Holm
bream20 cmEva Nyström
roach11 cmGustav Karlsson
perch11 cmBjörn Norén
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