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Storverkavan

northern humic brown forest lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 0.8 mmax depth 10 mpH 5.9oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Storverkavan lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 5 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.

Moderately deep (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Storverkavan FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Storverkavan

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Storverkavan

Storverkavan holds 4 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Storverkavan 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Sara Holmpike50 cm
  2. 2Bjørn Falkburbot37 cm
  3. 3Rickard Lundburbot37 cm
  4. 4Astrid Holmperch18 cm
  5. 5Johan Nieminenperch18 cm
  6. 6Ole Brandtroach15 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmSara Holm
burbot37 cmBjørn Falk
perch18 cmAstrid Holm
roach15 cmOle Brandt
The same water, for real