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Summeln

humic brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 9 m8 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.1 mmax depth 9 mpH 7.0eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
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Character of the water

Summeln lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

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

Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Summeln 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 Summeln

perch predatory fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 40 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
björkna fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 31 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 35 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~61 cm · can reach 61 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 14 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~24 cm · can reach 46 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 28 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sutare fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 8 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Summeln

Summeln holds 8 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and björkna, bream and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Summeln 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.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Jonas Johansenzander20 cm
  2. 2Axel Forsbergperch16 cm
  3. 3Jukka Norénroach15 cm
  4. 4Jürgen Schmidtroach13 cm
  5. 5Nils Åbergruffe9 cm
  6. 6Elin Sjöbergruffe7 cm
Species records here
zander20 cmJonas Johansen
perch16 cmAxel Forsberg
roach13 cmJürgen Schmidt
ruffe7 cmElin Sjöberg
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish