Röjden
clear oligotrophic forest lake · 60°N
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 18 mpH 5.8oligotrophicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Röjden lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (18 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Röjden FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Röjden
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
Fishing Röjden
The species list of Röjden runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size every bay becomes its own fishery.
Every session at Röjden 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
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
The catch board
- 1Torbjörn Häggpike52 cm
- 2Elin Hedlundpike50 cm
- 3Henrik Lundperch18 cm
- 4Emil Nyströmperch18 cm
- 5Magnus Lehmannperch18 cm
- 6Hanna Åströmroach16 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmElin Hedlund
perch18 cmMagnus Lehmann
roach16 cmHanna Åström
The same water, for real
