Nedre Säljet

acidified forest lake · 61°N

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clarity 8.7 mmax depth 9 mpH 5.4oligotrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Nedre Säljet lies in central Sweden — a acidified forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

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.

Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 41 cm

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

björkna fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 31 cm

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

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.

ruffe perch family

typically ~9 cm · can reach 13 cm

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

zander predatory fish

typically ~28 cm · can reach 32 cm

Zander 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.

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 ~14 cm · can reach 27 cm

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

sarv fish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 35 cm

Sarv 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.

sutare fish

typically ~48 cm · can reach 48 cm

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

Fishing Nedre Säljet

Nedre Säljet holds 13 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and björkna, bream and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

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 Säljet are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Ole Hedlundpike49 cm
2Maria Lundsutare38 cm
3Stefan Ekid33 cm
4Ida Vogelzander21 cm
5Tomas Wikströmroach13 cm
6Uwe Vainiobream11 cm

Species records here

pike49 cmOle Hedlund

sutare38 cmMaria Lund

id33 cmStefan Ek

zander21 cmIda Vogel

roach13 cmTomas Wikström

bream11 cmUwe Vainio

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