Möckeln
southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 12 m17 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 12 mpH 6.3mesotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Möckeln lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (12 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Möckeln FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Möckeln
perch predatory fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 41 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
asp fish
typically ~48 cm · can reach 90 cm
In the murky light, asp shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
björkna fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 33 cm
Down on the bottom björkna sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
bream coarse fish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 42 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
färna fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 60 cm
Färna grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~48 cm · can reach 58 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 13 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
zander predatory fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 76 cm
In the murky light, zander shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
Id grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 33 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
mal fish
typically ~60 cm · can reach 64 cm
In the murky light, mal shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 26 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 ~19 cm · can reach 20 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps sarv moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~27 cm · can reach 27 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 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 Möckeln
The species list of Möckeln runs to 17. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size every bay becomes its own fishery.
Whoever fishes Möckeln regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
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
- 1Hanna Johansenmal45 cm
- 2Henrik Forsbergpike40 cm
- 3Roland Lundid34 cm
- 4Mikko Holmburbot22 cm
- 5Anna Nyströmsarv15 cm
- 6Roland Holmsarv15 cm
Species records here
mal45 cmHanna Johansen
pike40 cmHenrik Forsberg
id34 cmRoland Lund
burbot22 cmMikko Holm
sarv15 cmAnna Nyström
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