Rymmen
southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 11 m15 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 11 mpH 6.7mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Rymmen 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.
Moderately deep (11 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Rymmen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Rymmen
perch predatory fish
typically ~6 cm · can reach 37 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
bream coarse fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 51 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~44 cm · can reach 54 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~11 cm · can reach 23 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 63 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~40 cm · can reach 40 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
löja fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 20 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps löja moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
roach coarse fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 31 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
sarv fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 11 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
vendace whitefish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 13 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
Fishing Rymmen
perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Rymmen, carried by ål, bream and ruffe. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.
Whoever fishes Rymmen regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
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
- 1Emil Petterssonburbot32 cm
- 2Jukka Schmidtburbot30 cm
- 3Wolfgang Korhonensutare28 cm
- 4Kjell Dahlsarv14 cm
- 5Kjell Hedlundlöja14 cm
- 6Astrid Viklundwhitefish8 cm
Species records here
burbot30 cmJukka Schmidt
sutare28 cmWolfgang Korhonen
löja14 cmKjell Hedlund
sarv14 cmKjell Dahl
whitefish8 cmAstrid Viklund
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