Nömmen

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 18 m12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 2.3 mmax depth 18 mpH 7.4mesotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road

Fish Nömmen Buy forecast

Character of the water

Nömmen 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.

Moderately deep (18 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish

typically ~9 cm · can reach 40 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~48 cm · can reach 53 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~28 cm · can reach 40 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

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

zander predatory fish

typically ~28 cm · can reach 79 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 ~19 cm · can reach 28 cm

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

ruda fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 35 cm

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

sarv fish

typically ~24 cm · can reach 25 cm

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

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

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

vendace whitefish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 26 cm

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

sutare fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 55 cm

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

Fishing Nömmen

The species list of Nömmen runs to 12. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size every bay becomes its own fishery.

Every session at Nömmen 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

1Sabine Krügersutare43 cm
2Jürgen Falkburbot37 cm
3Axel Lindqvistruda27 cm
4Heike Nilssonruda26 cm
5Kjell Karlssonsarv18 cm
6Linnea Häggroach17 cm

Species records here

sutare43 cmSabine Krüger

burbot37 cmJürgen Falk

ruda26 cmHeike Nilsson

sarv18 cmKjell Karlsson

roach17 cmLinnea Hägg

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