Vällnoren

acidified forest lake · 60°N

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clarity 6.7 mmax depth 2 mpH 5.3oligotrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Vällnoren lies in central Sweden — a acidified forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

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 — Vällnoren FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Vällnoren

perch predatory fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 16 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

björkna fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 34 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 35 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~9 cm · can reach 13 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 27 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

sarv fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 31 cm

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

sutare fish

typically ~46 cm · can reach 46 cm

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

Fishing Vällnoren

The species list of Vällnoren runs to 7. The predators — perch — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Vällnoren 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Sara Holmroach13 cm
2Sara Fischerroach13 cm
3Wolfgang Olofssonsarv13 cm
4Fredrik Korhonenbjörkna13 cm
5Klaus Olofssonsarv11 cm
6Erik Sandströmruffe7 cm

Species records here

roach13 cmSara Fischer

björkna13 cmFredrik Korhonen

sarv11 cmKlaus Olofsson

ruffe7 cmErik Sandström

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