Stora Öflyet
acidified forest lake · 60°N
clarity 3.5 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.3mesotrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Stora Öflyet lies in central Sweden — a acidified forest lake. 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 (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Stora Öflyet 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 Stora Öflyet
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.
Fishing Stora Öflyet
Stora Öflyet holds 2 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Stora Öflyet 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
- Acidified water yields few, hardy species.
The catch board
- 1Kjell Falkpike63 cm
- 2Linnea Häggpike55 cm
- 3Kjell Karlssonpike50 cm
- 4Ole Nyströmperch20 cm
- 5Astrid Nieminenperch18 cm
- 6Stefan Ekperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmKjell Karlsson
perch20 cmOle Nyström
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