Mellanfärgen

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N

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clarity 6.8 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.3oligotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road

Fish Mellanfärgen Buy forecast

Character of the water

Mellanfärgen lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

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 (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Mellanfärgen 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 Mellanfärgen

perch predatory fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 40 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

björkna fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm

Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

bream coarse fish

typically ~27 cm · can reach 58 cm

Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm

Elritsa grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

pike predatory fish

typically ~40 cm · can reach 53 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~9 cm · can reach 12 cm

Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

zander predatory fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 18 cm

Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

roach coarse fish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 35 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

vendace whitefish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 27 cm

Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Mellanfärgen

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

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 Mellanfärgen are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Nils Sandströmål55 cm
2Ida Boströmsutare29 cm
3Kjell Falkwhitefish25 cm
4Linnea Björkbream24 cm
5Axel Månssonroach17 cm
6Sara Fischerruffe7 cm

Species records here

ål55 cmNils Sandström

sutare29 cmIda Boström

whitefish25 cmKjell Falk

bream24 cmLinnea Björk

roach17 cmAxel Månsson

ruffe7 cmSara Fischer

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