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Torringen

clear oligotrophic deep lake · 63°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 29 m8 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 29 mpH 7.0oligotrophicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Torringen lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic deep 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.

Large and deep (29 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Torringen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Torringen

perch predatory fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 22 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
elritsa fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 9 cm
Here elritsa lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
Id moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
trout salmonids
typically ~38 cm · can reach 51 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water Arctic char picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~36 cm · can reach 42 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

Fishing Torringen

perch, pike and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Torringen, carried by elritsa, id and roach. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Torringen 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

  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Elin MånssonArctic char29 cm
  2. 2Petra Olofssonwhitefish28 cm
  3. 3Heike SjöbergArctic char28 cm
  4. 4Karin Ekperch15 cm
  5. 5Sara Lehmannperch14 cm
  6. 6Karin Schmidtperch13 cm
Species records here
whitefish28 cmPetra Olofsson
Arctic char28 cmHeike Sjöberg
perch13 cmKarin Schmidt
The same water, for real