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Svarvarhålet

northern mesotrophic lake · 65°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 3.5 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Svarvarhålet lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic lake.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Svarvarhålet FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Svarvarhålet

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Svarvarhålet

Svarvarhålet holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Svarvarhålet 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Nils Åbergpike53 cm
  2. 2Uwe Sundinpike49 cm
  3. 3Sara Fischerperch21 cm
  4. 4Magnus Brandtperch19 cm
  5. 5Axel Lindqvistroach15 cm
  6. 6Andreas Petterssonruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmUwe Sundin
perch19 cmMagnus Brandt
roach15 cmAxel Lindqvist
ruffe10 cmAndreas Pettersson
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