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Notryggen

humic brown forest lake · 62°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 8 m11 species on recordsources & method →
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 8 mpH 6.0oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateno road · 50 min for the last stretch
Fish Notryggen Buy forecast

Character of the water

Notryggen 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 lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Notryggen 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 Notryggen

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 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.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps elritsa moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
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 ~18 cm · can reach 32 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.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

Fishing Notryggen

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Notryggen, carried by ål, elritsa and roach. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Whoever fishes Notryggen regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.

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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Torbjörn Petterssonpike50 cm
  2. 2Tomas Åströmpike50 cm
  3. 3Kjell Karlssonål47 cm
  4. 4Oskar Vogelregnbåge31 cm
  5. 5Björn Bergperch18 cm
  6. 6Axel Raskroach18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmTomas Åström
ål47 cmKjell Karlsson
regnbåge31 cmOskar Vogel
roach18 cmAxel Rask
perch18 cmBjörn Berg
The same water, for real
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