Mariebergsviken
clear oligotrophic forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shoreline17 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.7oligotrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Mariebergsviken lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Mariebergsviken FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Mariebergsviken
perch predatory fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 40 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
asp fish
typically ~48 cm · can reach 90 cm
In the clear water asp picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
björkna fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 25 cm
Björkna lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
bream coarse fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 35 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
pike predatory fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 20 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 12 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the clear water zander picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
Id moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
karp fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 95 cm
Karp lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
salmon fish
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
Salmon is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
roach coarse fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 27 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
nors fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Nors cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Ruda lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
sarv fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 19 cm
Here sarv lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
sutare fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 17 cm
Sutare lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Mariebergsviken
The species list of Mariebergsviken runs to 17. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Mariebergsviken 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.
The catch board
- 1Torbjörn Häggkarp37 cm
- 2Axel Raskruda19 cm
- 3Nils Åbergbream14 cm
- 4Wolfgang Ekbream13 cm
- 5Eva Viklundbream12 cm
- 6Jürgen Dahlperch10 cm
Species records here
karp37 cmTorbjörn Hägg
ruda19 cmAxel Rask
bream12 cmEva Viklund
perch10 cmJürgen Dahl
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