Stora Ramm

southern clear oligotrophic deep lake · 58°N

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clarity 8.8 mmax depth 31 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Stora Ramm lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic deep lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (31 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Stora Ramm 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 Ramm

perch predatory fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 42 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~34 cm · can reach 40 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~56 cm · can reach 56 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

ruffe perch family

typically ~8 cm · can reach 12 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~59 cm · can reach 59 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 41 cm

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

nors fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 12 cm

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

sarv fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 17 cm

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

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 17 cm

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

Fishing Stora Ramm

The species list of Stora Ramm runs to 9. 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 Ramm 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Björn Strandburbot45 cm
2Petra Månssonperch19 cm
3Jonas Johansenperch13 cm
4Gustav Nilssonnors8 cm
5Sören Björkruffe7 cm
6Erik Sandströmruffe7 cm

Species records here

burbot45 cmBjörn Strand

perch13 cmJonas Johansen

nors8 cmGustav Nilsson

ruffe7 cmErik Sandström

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