Spjuten
mesotrophic lake · 60°N
clarity 5.0 mmax depth 6 mpH 6.2mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Spjuten lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Spjuten FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Spjuten
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 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 ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Fishing Spjuten
Spjuten holds 5 species, with perch, pike and trout at the top of the chain and roach and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Spjuten 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.
The catch board
- 1Oskar Wagnerpike50 cm
- 2Oskar Nilssontrout30 cm
- 3Bjørn Falktrout28 cm
- 4Axel Nyströmperch18 cm
- 5Heike Häggperch18 cm
- 6Wolfgang Lindqvistroach16 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmOskar Wagner
trout30 cmOskar Nilsson
perch18 cmAxel Nyström
roach16 cmWolfgang Lindqvist
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