Mjövattnet

northern mesotrophic lake · 63°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 17 m6 species on recordsources & method →

clarity 4.6 mmax depth 17 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Mjövattnet lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic lake.

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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (17 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Mjövattnet FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Mjövattnet

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

Here grayling lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

havsoring-baltic fish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm

Here havsoring-baltic lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

salmon fish

typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm

In the clear water salmon picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the clear water regnbåge picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

Fishing Mjövattnet

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Mjövattnet, carried by havsoring-baltic and regnbåge. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Mjövattnet 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

In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Rickard Brandtsalmon59 cm
2Tomas Brandtpike50 cm
3Emil Petterssonregnbåge29 cm
4Heike Holmregnbåge28 cm
5Uwe Nilssongrayling26 cm
6Per Nieminenperch18 cm

Species records here

salmon59 cmRickard Brandt

pike50 cmTomas Brandt

regnbåge29 cmEmil Pettersson

grayling26 cmUwe Nilsson

perch18 cmPer Nieminen

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