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Salen

southern humic brown tarn · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 6 m13 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.0 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.9eutrophic · humicstatus poorgravel road
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Character of the water

Salen 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 lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Salen 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 Salen

perch predatory fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 35 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 ~16 cm · can reach 24 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~23 cm · can reach 40 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 58 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 13 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 78 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 23 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 14 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 ~14 cm · can reach 15 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~43 cm · can reach 48 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Salen

Salen holds 13 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 Salen 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.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Lars Lindqvistpike40 cm
  2. 2Anders Nilssonpike39 cm
  3. 3Wolfgang Olofssonbream21 cm
  4. 4Anna Nyströmbream19 cm
  5. 5Sara Holmbream19 cm
  6. 6Axel Månssonperch12 cm
Species records here
pike39 cmAnders Nilsson
bream21 cmWolfgang Olofsson
perch12 cmAxel Månsson
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