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Nedre Unnan

southern acidified brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shoreline6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 2 mpH 5.1mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Nedre Unnan lies in the south — a southern acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Nedre Unnan FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.

  • 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 Unnan

perch predatory fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 34 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~63 cm · can reach 63 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 12 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~32 cm · can reach 32 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 24 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
nors fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 11 cm
Nors roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Nedre Unnan

Nedre Unnan holds 6 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ruffe, roach and nors schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Nedre Unnan 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.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Karl Bergpike50 cm
  2. 2Emil Falkpike47 cm
  3. 3Ida Månssonperch16 cm
  4. 4Rickard Lundperch15 cm
  5. 5Karl Lundnors9 cm
  6. 6Linnea Björknors8 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmKarl Berg
perch15 cmRickard Lund
nors8 cmLinnea Björk
The same water, for real