Stora Vålen
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 6 m1 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 0.3 mmax depth 6 mpH 6.1eutrophicstatus poorno road · 50 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Stora Vålen lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.
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.
Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Stora Vålen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Stora Vålen
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
Fishing Stora Vålen
The species list of Stora Vålen runs to 1. bream dominate here, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Every session at Stora Vålen 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
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Anna Månssonbream35 cm
- 2Nils Erikssonbream32 cm
- 3Nils Nieminenbream31 cm
- 4Mikko Norénbream31 cm
- 5Jonas Krügerbream30 cm
- 6Maria Lundbream30 cm
The same water, for real
