Skäravattnet
southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 56°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 18 m4 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 18 mpH 6.9oligotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Skäravattnet lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (18 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Skäravattnet 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 Skäravattnet
perch predatory fish
typically ~23 cm · can reach 31 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 27 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
sarv fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
Here sarv lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
Fishing Skäravattnet
Skäravattnet holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach and sarv schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.
Whoever fishes Skäravattnet regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
The catch board
- 1Ida Raskpike51 cm
- 2Wolfgang Ekpike51 cm
- 3Lars Korhonenpike49 cm
- 4Sabine Sjöbergperch21 cm
- 5Wolfgang Lindqvistperch19 cm
- 6Henrik Forsbergsarv15 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmIda Rask
perch21 cmSabine Sjöberg
sarv15 cmHenrik Forsberg
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