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Rödsvatten

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 14 m7 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 14 mpH 6.6eutrophic · humicstatus poorforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Rödsvatten lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

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

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (14 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Rödsvatten 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 Rödsvatten

perch predatory fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 40 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.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~46 cm · can reach 106 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the murky light, zander shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 35 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Rödsvatten

The species list of Rödsvatten runs to 7. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Rödsvatten 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.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Oskar Norénål44 cm
  2. 2Elin Fischersutare30 cm
  3. 3Bjørn Johansenbream30 cm
  4. 4Astrid Hedlundsutare29 cm
  5. 5Ida Norénsutare29 cm
  6. 6Linnea Vogelroach10 cm
Species records here
ål44 cmOskar Norén
bream30 cmBjørn Johansen
sutare29 cmAstrid Hedlund
roach10 cmLinnea Vogel
The same water, for real
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