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Räken

humic brown forest lake · 61°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 10 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 10 mpH 5.9mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Räken 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 (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Räken 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 Räken

perch predatory fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 44 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~61 cm · can reach 61 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 25 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.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
vendace whitefish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 18 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Räken

Räken holds 6 species, with perch, pike and trout at the top of the chain and roach and vendace schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Räken 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Per Nyströmpike47 cm
  2. 2Stefan Ekpike46 cm
  3. 3Axel LindqvistArctic char30 cm
  4. 4Stefan BrandtArctic char28 cm
  5. 5Karin Weberroach13 cm
  6. 6Stefan Ekvendace10 cm
Species records here
pike47 cmPer Nyström
Arctic char28 cmStefan Brandt
roach13 cmKarin Weber
vendace10 cmStefan Ek
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish