Stora Noren
southern mesotrophic lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 19 m5 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 3.6 mmax depth 19 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Stora Noren lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (19 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Stora Noren FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Noren
perch predatory fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
bream coarse fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 32 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
pike predatory fish
typically ~31 cm · can reach 42 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 18 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 23 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
Fishing Stora Noren
perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Stora Noren, carried by bream, ruffe and roach. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Whoever fishes Stora Noren 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
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
The catch board
- 1Mats Åbergpike26 cm
- 2Magnus Forsbergpike25 cm
- 3Ida Raskbream24 cm
- 4Anders Karlssonroach17 cm
- 5Astrid Nieminenperch16 cm
- 6Sara Lehmannperch16 cm
Species records here
pike25 cmMagnus Forsberg
bream24 cmIda Rask
roach17 cmAnders Karlsson
perch16 cmAstrid Nieminen
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