Limmen
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 15 m7 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.5 mmax depth 15 mpH 6.1eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Limmen lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (15 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Limmen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- 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 Limmen
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Fishing Limmen
perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Limmen, carried by ål, ruffe and roach. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
Every session at Limmen 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
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Mikko Forsbergburbot37 cm
- 2Maria Åbergburbot36 cm
- 3Andreas Häggtrout29 cm
- 4Jonas Blomperch18 cm
- 5Magnus Johansenruffe11 cm
- 6Bjørn Bakkeruffe10 cm
Species records here
burbot36 cmMaria Åberg
trout29 cmAndreas Hägg
perch18 cmJonas Blom
ruffe11 cmMagnus Johansen
The same water, for real
