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Stuphån

acidified brown forest lake · 62°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 0.8 mmax depth 6 mpH 4.6oligotrophic · humicstatus poorforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Stuphån lies in central Sweden — a acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

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 — Stuphån FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.

  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Stuphån

Fishing Stuphån

The species list of Stuphån runs to 0. dominate here, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Stuphån 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.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

No one's fished here yet — be the first on the board.

The same water, for real