Naren
mesotrophic lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 28 m16 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 28 mpH 6.3mesotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Naren lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Large and deep (28 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Naren FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Naren
perch predatory fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 43 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Elritsa moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~65 cm · can reach 65 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
ruffe perch family
typically ~11 cm · can reach 16 cm
Ruffe holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Here grayling lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
Here id lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
roach coarse fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 26 cm
Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
nors fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 15 cm
Nors holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 41 cm
Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.
vendace whitefish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 15 cm
Vendace holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.
stäm fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
Stäm moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
stensimpa fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
Stensimpa holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
Fishing Naren
The species list of Naren runs to 16. The predators — perch, pike and grayling — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size every bay becomes its own fishery.
Every session at Naren 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
- 1Jonas Krügerburbot36 cm
- 2Heike Boströmid33 cm
- 3Rickard Åbergwhitefish24 cm
- 4Lars Korhonengrayling23 cm
- 5Jürgen Falkperch17 cm
- 6Jukka Sundinperch16 cm
Species records here
burbot36 cmJonas Krüger
id33 cmHeike Boström
whitefish24 cmRickard Åberg
grayling23 cmLars Korhonen
perch17 cmJürgen Falk
The same water, for real
