Norr-Älgen

humic brown forest lake · 60°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 36 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 7.6 mmax depth 36 mpH 6.8oligotrophic · humicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

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Character of the water

Norr-Älgen lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

The surroundings

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

Large and deep (36 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 — Norr-Älgen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Norr-Älgen

perch predatory fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 30 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~40 cm · can reach 71 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 24 cm

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

nors fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 17 cm

Nors roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~29 cm · can reach 37 cm

Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

vendace whitefish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 20 cm

Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Norr-Älgen

Norr-Älgen holds 6 species, with perch and burbot at the top of the chain and roach, nors and whitefish schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Every session at Norr-Älgen 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

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

1Mikael Petterssonwhitefish23 cm
2Johan Björkperch16 cm
3Mats Nieminenroach14 cm
4Heike Holmperch14 cm
5Ida Månssonnors10 cm
6Ole Brandtvendace10 cm

Species records here

whitefish23 cmMikael Pettersson

perch14 cmHeike Holm

roach14 cmMats Nieminen

vendace10 cmOle Brandt

nors10 cmIda Månsson

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