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Unnen

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 25 m14 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.7 mmax depth 25 mpH 6.6mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Unnen lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 3 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

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

Large and deep (25 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 — Unnen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Unnen

perch predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 44 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~32 cm · can reach 42 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~69 cm · can reach 69 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 14 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
zander predatory fish
typically ~40 cm · can reach 82 cm
In the murky light, zander shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 60 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 35 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
regnbåge fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Regnbåge hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Down on the bottom ruda sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
sarv fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps sarv moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~26 cm · can reach 38 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 18 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
sutare fish
typically ~42 cm · can reach 42 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Unnen

Unnen holds 14 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and ål, bream and ruffe schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Every session at Unnen 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
  • Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Tomas Åströmpike53 cm
  2. 2Fredrik Hedlundpike52 cm
  3. 3Jukka Åbergsutare33 cm
  4. 4Erik Blomsarv15 cm
  5. 5Karl Nyströmperch12 cm
  6. 6Per Fischerruffe7 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmTomas Åström
sutare33 cmJukka Åberg
sarv15 cmErik Blom
perch12 cmKarl Nyström
ruffe7 cmPer Fischer
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