Soten
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 60°N
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 2 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus poorgravel road
Character of the water
Soten lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Soten FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Soten
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
Fishing Soten
The species list of Soten runs to 1. sutare dominate here, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Every session at Soten 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
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Astrid Holmsutare32 cm
- 2Jürgen Schmidtsutare31 cm
- 3Ole Forsbergsutare31 cm
- 4Oskar Häggsutare29 cm
- 5Stefan Eksutare28 cm
- 6Sara Lehmannsutare27 cm
The same water, for real
