Skavvålen
humic brown forest lake · 60°N
clarity 4.7 mmax depth 10 mpH 5.7oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Skavvålen 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 lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Skavvålen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Skavvålen
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
Fishing Skavvålen
The species list of Skavvålen 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 Skavvålen 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
- 1Emil Wagnerpike51 cm
- 2Heike Häggpike50 cm
- 3Karl Bergbream32 cm
- 4Ida Vogelperch18 cm
- 5Klaus Olofssonroach15 cm
- 6Axel Nilssonroach15 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmEmil Wagner
bream32 cmKarl Berg
perch18 cmIda Vogel
roach15 cmKlaus Olofsson
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