Möckeln

southern acidified forest lake · 57°N

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clarity 8.6 mmax depth 12 mpH 5.0oligotrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Möckeln lies in the south — a southern acidified forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

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.

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 Möckeln

perch predatory fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 41 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

pike predatory fish

typically ~46 cm · can reach 51 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

löja fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm

Here löja lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

roach coarse fish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 33 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Arctic char is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~42 cm · can reach 47 cm

Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

vendace whitefish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 19 cm

Vendace holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

Fishing Möckeln

Möckeln holds 9 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ål, löja and roach 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 Möckeln are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Erik Blomwhitefish32 cm
2Roland Holmroach21 cm
3Ole Weberperch17 cm
4Kjell Krügerperch16 cm
5Tomas Lehmannvendace12 cm
6Stefan Falklöja10 cm

Species records here

whitefish32 cmErik Blom

roach21 cmRoland Holm

perch16 cmKjell Krüger

vendace12 cmTomas Lehmann

löja10 cmStefan Falk

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish