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Madkroken

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 21 m7 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 0.9 mmax depth 21 mpH 6.8oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Madkroken 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 (21 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 — Madkroken FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.

  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Madkroken

perch predatory fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 37 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~43 cm · can reach 43 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 55 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~31 cm · can reach 54 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 29 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 32 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 22 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Madkroken

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Madkroken, carried by bream, roach and whitefish. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Madkroken 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

  • 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. 1Sören Häggpike42 cm
  2. 2Nils Erikssonpike42 cm
  3. 3Bjørn Johansenwhitefish18 cm
  4. 4Ida Vogelwhitefish18 cm
  5. 5Torbjörn Lundvendace14 cm
  6. 6Wolfgang Åbergperch11 cm
Species records here
pike42 cmNils Eriksson
whitefish18 cmIda Vogel
vendace14 cmTorbjörn Lund
perch11 cmWolfgang Åberg
The same water, for real
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