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Såken

southern humic brown tarn · 58°N
Real lakereal shoreline18 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.9 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.8mesotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road
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Character of the water

Såken lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Såken 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 Såken

perch predatory fish
typically ~23 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.
björkna fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~36 cm · can reach 41 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 61 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 12 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps id moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~58 cm · can reach 58 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
löja fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 17 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps löja moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
roach coarse fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 25 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 12 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
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 ~32 cm · can reach 33 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
vendace whitefish
typically ~23 cm · can reach 24 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
stensimpa fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 9 cm
Stensimpa works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
sutare fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 51 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Såken

Såken holds 18 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and ål, björkna and bream schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Såken 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Henrik Lundburbot43 cm
  2. 2Sara Lehmannbream27 cm
  3. 3Bjørn Boströmperch19 cm
  4. 4Jukka Weberruda19 cm
  5. 5Ole Boströmruda16 cm
  6. 6Per Åbergruffe7 cm
Species records here
burbot43 cmHenrik Lund
bream27 cmSara Lehmann
ruda19 cmJukka Weber
perch19 cmBjørn Boström
ruffe7 cmPer Åberg
The same water, for real
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