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Rydingen

southern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 9 m3 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 9 mpH 6.2eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Rydingen lies in the south — a southern nutrient-rich lowland lake.

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.

Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Rydingen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Rydingen

perch predatory fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 42 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~47 cm · can reach 59 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 33 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Rydingen

Rydingen holds 3 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Rydingen 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

  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Petra Månssonpike39 cm
  2. 2Magnus Brandtpike35 cm
  3. 3Oskar Nilssonroach18 cm
  4. 4Torbjörn Schmidtroach16 cm
  5. 5Astrid Krügerroach15 cm
  6. 6Nils Viklundperch10 cm
Species records here
pike39 cmPetra Månsson
roach15 cmAstrid Krüger
perch10 cmNils Viklund
The same water, for real