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Lyen

southern humic brown tarn · 57°N
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clarity 2.5 mmax depth 5 mpH 6.9mesotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road
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Character of the water

Lyen lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 3 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lyen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Lyen

perch predatory fish
typically ~6 cm · can reach 42 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ål fish
typically ~48 cm · can reach 48 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~49 cm · can reach 49 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~46 cm · can reach 46 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~11 cm · can reach 23 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
zander predatory fish
typically ~29 cm · can reach 71 cm
In the murky light, zander shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~56 cm · can reach 56 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 36 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Down on the bottom ruda sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
sarv fish
typically ~25 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps sarv moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 13 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 21 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Lyen

Lyen holds 13 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and ål, bream and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Lyen are alike.

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. 1Anna Nyströmburbot41 cm
  2. 2Karl Petterssonpike35 cm
  3. 3Heike Lindqvistpike34 cm
  4. 4Ida Boströmzander30 cm
  5. 5Kjell Brandtsarv19 cm
  6. 6Mikael Petterssonperch7 cm
Species records here
burbot41 cmAnna Nyström
pike35 cmKarl Pettersson
zander30 cmIda Boström
sarv19 cmKjell Brandt
perch7 cmMikael Pettersson
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