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Säljen

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 18 m9 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 18 mpH 6.1mesotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road
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Character of the water

Säljen 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 (18 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Säljen 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.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Säljen

perch predatory fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 45 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.
pike predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 65 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
zander predatory fish
typically ~66 cm · can reach 66 cm
In the murky light, zander shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 36 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~40 cm · can reach 40 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 17 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
sutare fish
typically ~52 cm · can reach 55 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Säljen

Säljen holds 9 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and ål, roach and whitefish schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Säljen are alike.

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.
  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Petra Månssonål48 cm
  2. 2Heike Dahlål47 cm
  3. 3Lars Weberål44 cm
  4. 4Mikko Holmsutare40 cm
  5. 5Emil Wagnerburbot22 cm
  6. 6Per Schmidtburbot22 cm
Species records here
ål47 cmHeike Dahl
sutare40 cmMikko Holm
burbot22 cmPer Schmidt
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