Storstensloken

northern mesotrophic stratified lake · 63°N

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clarity 3.6 mmax depth 18 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Storstensloken lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 7 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

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

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (18 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Storstensloken 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 Storstensloken

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

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

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

Fishing Storstensloken

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Storstensloken, carried by roach and whitefish. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Storstensloken 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

1Andreas Olofssonburbot39 cm
2Rickard Raskburbot37 cm
3Erik Sjöbergwhitefish24 cm
4Heike Wikströmperch19 cm
5Erik Holmperch19 cm
6Karl Månssonroach16 cm

Species records here

burbot37 cmRickard Rask

whitefish24 cmErik Sjöberg

perch19 cmErik Holm

roach16 cmKarl Månsson

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