Stora Kedjen

clear oligotrophic forest lake · 60°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 17 m10 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 1.5 mmax depth 17 mpH 6.4oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road

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Character of the water

Stora Kedjen lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake.

The surroundings

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

Moderately deep (17 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
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 Kedjen

perch predatory fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 39 cm

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

björkna fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 35 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~68 cm · can reach 91 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~9 cm · can reach 13 cm

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

zander predatory fish

typically ~47 cm · can reach 76 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 22 cm

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

sarv fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 17 cm

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

vendace whitefish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 12 cm

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

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

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

Fishing Stora Kedjen

perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Stora Kedjen, carried by björkna, bream and ruffe. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Stora Kedjen 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

1Astrid Wagnerpike56 cm
2Anna Nyströmzander48 cm
3Anna Månssonbream23 cm
4Maria Johansenbream18 cm
5Gustav Åströmsarv9 cm
6Per Bakkeruffe7 cm

Species records here

pike56 cmAstrid Wagner

zander48 cmAnna Nyström

bream18 cmMaria Johansen

sarv9 cmGustav Åström

ruffe7 cmPer Bakke

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish