Stora Slätten

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N

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clarity 2.3 mmax depth 24 mpH 6.5mesotrophic · humicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

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Character of the water

Stora Slätten lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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.

Large and deep (24 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 Slätten 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 Slätten

perch predatory fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 44 cm

Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

ål fish

typically ~60 cm · can reach 60 cm

Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

bream coarse fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 55 cm

Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

pike predatory fish

typically ~48 cm · can reach 76 cm

In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

ruffe perch family

typically ~8 cm · can reach 12 cm

Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

roach coarse fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 31 cm

Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

vendace whitefish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 16 cm

Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Stora Slätten

The species list of Stora Slätten runs to 7. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Stora Slätten 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

Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Erik Holmål45 cm
2Karl Bergpike39 cm
3Jukka Åbergroach13 cm
4Emil Brandtroach12 cm
5Kjell Sjöbergperch11 cm
6Fredrik Korhonenruffe6 cm

Species records here

ål45 cmErik Holm

pike39 cmKarl Berg

roach13 cmJukka Åberg

perch11 cmKjell Sjöberg

ruffe6 cmFredrik Korhonen

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