Rusken

southern mesotrophic stratified lake · 57°N

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clarity 2.7 mmax depth 19 mpH 6.9mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

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Character of the water

Rusken lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 11 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Large and deep (19 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 — Rusken 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.
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 Rusken

perch predatory fish

typically ~6 cm · can reach 45 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

bream coarse fish

typically ~42 cm · can reach 42 cm

Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

pike predatory fish

typically ~64 cm · can reach 64 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

ruffe perch family

typically ~10 cm · can reach 18 cm

Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

zander predatory fish

typically ~34 cm · can reach 85 cm

In the clear water zander picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~49 cm · can reach 49 cm

Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

roach coarse fish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 35 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

ruda fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm

Ruda lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

sarv fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm

Here sarv lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 42 cm

Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

Sutare lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Rusken

The species list of Rusken runs to 13. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size every bay becomes its own fishery.

Every session at Rusken 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

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Wolfgang Åbergål50 cm
2Karin Månssonål47 cm
3Stefan Olofssonål46 cm
4Per Nyströmzander31 cm
5Jonas Wikströmruda15 cm
6Kjell Falkruffe8 cm

Species records here

ål46 cmStefan Olofsson

zander31 cmPer Nyström

ruda15 cmJonas Wikström

ruffe8 cmKjell Falk

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

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