Stora Bellen

southern clear oligotrophic deep lake · 58°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 20 m12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 5.0 mmax depth 20 mpH 7.1oligotrophicstatus goodpaved road

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Character of the water

Stora Bellen lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic deep lake.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Large and deep (20 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Stora Bellen 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 Stora Bellen

perch predatory fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 34 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

bream coarse fish

typically ~20 cm · can reach 23 cm

Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm

Here elritsa lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

pike predatory fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 63 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

ruffe perch family

typically ~13 cm · can reach 20 cm

Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

roach coarse fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 21 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

nors fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 18 cm

Nors cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 24 cm

Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

vendace whitefish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 17 cm

Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

stensimpa fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm

Stensimpa lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

sutare fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 46 cm

Sutare lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Stora Bellen

The species list of Stora Bellen runs to 12. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Stora Bellen 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

In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Ole Krügerbream17 cm
2Sabine Sjöbergroach16 cm
3Emil Weberroach16 cm
4Heike Lindqvistroach14 cm
5Lars Webervendace11 cm
6Nils Sandströmruffe10 cm

Species records here

bream17 cmOle Krüger

roach14 cmHeike Lindqvist

vendace11 cmLars Weber

ruffe10 cmNils Sandström

The same water, for real

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