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Lill-Habborn

humic brown forest lake · 63°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 8 mpH 6.2mesotrophic · humicstatus goodno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Lill-Habborn lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lill-Habborn FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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-Habborn

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.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Lill-Habborn

The species list of Lill-Habborn runs to 4. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Lill-Habborn 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

  • 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. 1Sören Björkpike51 cm
  2. 2Lars Holmburbot41 cm
  3. 3Bjørn Bakkeburbot38 cm
  4. 4Anders Lindqvistperch19 cm
  5. 5Erik Raskperch19 cm
  6. 6Uwe Sundinperch18 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmSören Björk
burbot38 cmBjørn Bakke
perch19 cmErik Rask
The same water, for real