Söingen
southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 9 m4 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.5 mmax depth 9 mpH 6.3mesotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Söingen 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 (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Söingen 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 Söingen
perch predatory fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 41 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~32 cm · can reach 34 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 50 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 20 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
Fishing Söingen
The species list of Söingen runs to 4. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
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 Söingen 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.
The catch board
- 1Gustav Schmidtpike40 cm
- 2Stefan Olofssonpike39 cm
- 3Lars Lindqvistpike37 cm
- 4Per Nieminenbream24 cm
- 5Astrid Nieminenroach14 cm
- 6Jukka Åbergperch11 cm
Species records here
pike39 cmStefan Olofsson
bream24 cmPer Nieminen
roach14 cmAstrid Nieminen
perch11 cmJukka Åberg
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