Lill-Gruveln
northern mesotrophic lake · 64°N
clarity 3.4 mmax depth 9 mpH 5.8mesotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Lill-Gruveln 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 (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Lill-Gruveln FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Lill-Gruveln
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 Lill-Gruveln
The species list of Lill-Gruveln 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 Lill-Gruveln 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
- 1Jukka Schmidtpike53 cm
- 2Per Fischerpike51 cm
- 3Bjørn Nyströmroach16 cm
- 4Emil Nieminenroach15 cm
- 5Jukka Korhonenroach15 cm
- 6Jonas Weberruffe9 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmJukka Schmidt
roach16 cmBjørn Nyström
ruffe9 cmJonas Weber
The same water, for real
