Svängdammen
southern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 58°N
clarity 2.8 mmax depth 8 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Svängdammen lies in the south — a southern nutrient-rich lowland lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Svängdammen 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 Svängdammen
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
Fishing Svängdammen
The species list of Svängdammen runs to 5. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Svängdammen are alike.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Oskar Nilssonburbot42 cm
- 2Jukka Åbergburbot40 cm
- 3Stefan Karlssonbream30 cm
- 4Eva Bakkeroach16 cm
- 5Axel Petterssonroach15 cm
- 6Bjørn Ekroach14 cm
Species records here
burbot42 cmOskar Nilsson
bream30 cmStefan Karlsson
roach14 cmBjørn Ek
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