Nedre Glottern

southern clear oligotrophic deep lake · 59°N

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clarity 7.0 mmax depth 28 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Nedre Glottern lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic deep 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.

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 — Nedre Glottern 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 Nedre Glottern

perch predatory fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 42 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

bream coarse fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm

Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

pike predatory fish

typically ~51 cm · can reach 58 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~9 cm · can reach 13 cm

Ruffe 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.

löja fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 17 cm

Löja moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

roach coarse fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 30 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

nors fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 22 cm

Nors cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~39 cm · can reach 39 cm

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

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 ~13 cm · can reach 17 cm

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

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

vendace whitefish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 24 cm

Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

sutare fish

typically ~50 cm · can reach 50 cm

Sutare lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Nedre Glottern

The species list of Nedre Glottern runs to 15. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

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 Nedre Glottern are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Heike Sjöbergpike39 cm
2Mikael Nieminenbream30 cm
3Karl Norénvendace17 cm
4Johan Raskperch16 cm
5Emil Falklöja14 cm
6Oskar Wagnersarv10 cm

Species records here

pike39 cmHeike Sjöberg

bream30 cmMikael Nieminen

vendace17 cmKarl Norén

perch16 cmJohan Rask

löja14 cmEmil Falk

sarv10 cmOskar Wagner

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