Tisken

clear oligotrophic forest lake · 61°N

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clarity 7.1 mmax depth 2 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Tisken lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

The surroundings

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

Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Tisken FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Tisken

perch predatory fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 23 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

björkna fish

typically ~20 cm · can reach 20 cm

Björkna lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

bream coarse fish

typically ~41 cm · can reach 49 cm

Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

pike predatory fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 57 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

ruffe perch family

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

id fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm

Id moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 22 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

nors fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

Nors cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm

Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

stensimpa fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm

Stensimpa lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Tisken

Tisken holds 12 species, with perch, pike and burbot 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.

Whoever fishes Tisken 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Oskar Wikströmburbot36 cm
2Jonas Krügerbjörkna15 cm
3Nils Nieminenroach13 cm
4Emil Åströmperch12 cm
5Magnus Lehmannnors11 cm
6Gustav Karlssonnors10 cm

Species records here

burbot36 cmOskar Wikström

björkna15 cmJonas Krüger

roach13 cmNils Nieminen

perch12 cmEmil Åström

nors10 cmGustav Karlsson

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish