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Lilla Ullfjärden

humic brown forest lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 52 m15 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.9 mmax depth 52 mpH 7.8eutrophic · humicstatus poorno road · 50 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Lilla Ullfjärden lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 8 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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.

Large and deep (52 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lilla Ullfjärden FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • 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 Lilla Ullfjärden

perch predatory fish
typically ~23 cm · can reach 42 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
asp fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 58 cm
Asp hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
björkna fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 24 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~58 cm · can reach 61 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~13 cm · can reach 16 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~75 cm · can reach 75 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
löja fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 16 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps löja moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
roach coarse fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 24 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
sarv fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 24 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
vendace whitefish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 25 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

Fishing Lilla Ullfjärden

Lilla Ullfjärden holds 15 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and ål, asp and björkna schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Every session at Lilla Ullfjärden 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.
  • Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Karin Schmidtburbot56 cm
  2. 2Elin Hansenzander40 cm
  3. 3Klaus Olofssonperch19 cm
  4. 4Emil Petterssonsarv14 cm
  5. 5Jonas Johansenbjörkna11 cm
  6. 6Heike Holmruffe10 cm
Species records here
burbot56 cmKarin Schmidt
zander40 cmElin Hansen
perch19 cmKlaus Olofsson
sarv14 cmEmil Pettersson
björkna11 cmJonas Johansen
ruffe10 cmHeike Holm
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