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Maren

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 11 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Maren lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 5 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 (11 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Maren FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Maren

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

Fishing Maren

The species list of Maren runs to 2. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Maren 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Axel Nyströmpike54 cm
  2. 2Anna Vainiopike50 cm
  3. 3Petra Brandtpike50 cm
  4. 4Axel Lehmannperch19 cm
  5. 5Hanna Lindqvistperch18 cm
  6. 6Kjell Karlssonperch18 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmAxel Nyström
perch19 cmAxel Lehmann
The same water, for real