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Sjupen

humic brown forest lake · 60°N
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clarity 4.2 mmax depth 11 mpH 5.9mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road
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Character of the water

Sjupen lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. 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 (11 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Sjupen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Sjupen

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the murky light, zander shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Sjupen

perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Sjupen, carried by roach and whitefish. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Sjupen 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. 1Klaus Erikssonpike52 cm
  2. 2Heike Lindqvistzander42 cm
  3. 3Anna Nyströmwhitefish37 cm
  4. 4Karl Månssonburbot36 cm
  5. 5Eva Nyströmwhitefish27 cm
  6. 6Karin Johansenroach15 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmKlaus Eriksson
zander42 cmHeike Lindqvist
burbot36 cmKarl Månsson
whitefish27 cmEva Nyström
roach15 cmKarin Johansen
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish