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Soten

southern acidified brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 5 m6 species on recordsources & method →
clarity 2.4 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Soten lies in the south — a southern acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

The surroundings

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

Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Soten

Soten holds 6 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ål, roach and sutare schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

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 Soten 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.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Mikko Krügerål45 cm
  2. 2Torbjörn Schmidtburbot39 cm
  3. 3Ole Sandströmburbot39 cm
  4. 4Henrik Forsbergburbot36 cm
  5. 5Magnus Lehmannperch22 cm
  6. 6Magnus Raskperch18 cm
Species records here
ål45 cmMikko Krüger
burbot39 cmOle Sandström
perch22 cmMagnus Lehmann
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