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Stråken

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 12 m8 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 8.8 mmax depth 12 mpH 6.6oligotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road
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Character of the water

Stråken lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Moderately deep (12 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Stråken

perch predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 40 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~29 cm · can reach 53 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~52 cm · can reach 61 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the murky light, zander shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 27 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 21 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Stråken

The species list of Stråken runs to 8. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Stråken 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Anna Nyströmpike41 cm
  2. 2Karl Norénpike40 cm
  3. 3Sabine Schmidtpike40 cm
  4. 4Karin Ekburbot37 cm
  5. 5Heike Dahlvendace13 cm
  6. 6Tomas Brandtperch11 cm
Species records here
pike40 cmSabine Schmidt
burbot37 cmKarin Ek
vendace13 cmHeike Dahl
perch11 cmTomas Brandt
The same water, for real
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