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Mörke-Malen

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 22 m11 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 22 mpH 6.2oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
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Character of the water

Mörke-Malen 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.

Large and deep (22 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 — Mörke-Malen 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.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Mörke-Malen

perch predatory fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 38 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.
bream coarse fish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 45 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the murky light, zander shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
löja fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
Löja grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
roach coarse fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 21 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 20 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 Mörke-Malen

perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Mörke-Malen, carried by ål, bream and löja. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Whoever fishes Mörke-Malen 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.
  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Torbjörn Brandtål65 cm
  2. 2Wolfgang Lindqvistbream24 cm
  3. 3Elin Strandvendace14 cm
  4. 4Stefan Brandtroach13 cm
  5. 5Elin Viklundlöja10 cm
  6. 6Emil Brandtlöja9 cm
Species records here
ål65 cmTorbjörn Brandt
bream24 cmWolfgang Lindqvist
vendace14 cmElin Strand
roach13 cmStefan Brandt
löja9 cmEmil Brandt
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