Nedre Ingevadssjön

humic brown forest lake · 60°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 22 m10 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →

clarity 2.0 mmax depth 22 mpH 6.0oligotrophic · humicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Nedre Ingevadssjön lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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 (22 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 27 cm

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

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 14 cm

In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

ruffe perch family

typically ~10 cm · can reach 11 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~10 cm · can reach 23 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

Fishing Nedre Ingevadssjön

Nedre Ingevadssjön holds 10 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ål, bream and ruffe schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

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 Ingevadssjön are alike.

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

1Elin Viklundål47 cm
2Björn NorénArctic char30 cm
3Ole Weberbream30 cm
4Ida MånssonArctic char28 cm
5Stefan Olofssonregnbåge28 cm
6Oskar Norénruffe7 cm

Species records here

ål47 cmElin Viklund

Arctic char30 cmBjörn Norén

bream30 cmOle Weber

regnbåge28 cmStefan Olofsson

ruffe7 cmOskar Norén

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