Svalsjøen
humic brown forest lake · 62°N
clarity 0.9 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.1mesotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Svalsjøen 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 (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Svalsjøen 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 Svalsjøen
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.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
Fishing Svalsjøen
The species list of Svalsjøen runs to 4. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Svalsjøen regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
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
- 1Torbjörn Lundpike55 cm
- 2Emil Brandtroach15 cm
- 3Ida Norénroach14 cm
- 4Maria Holmruffe13 cm
- 5Axel Forsbergruffe13 cm
- 6Ida Raskruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmTorbjörn Lund
roach15 cmEmil Brandt
ruffe13 cmAxel Forsberg
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