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Väringen

humic brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 16 m9 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.2 mmax depth 16 mpH 6.8eutrophic · humicstatus poorforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Väringen lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (16 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 40 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
björkna fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 33 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~26 cm · can reach 38 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~79 cm · can reach 79 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 12 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 66 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 24 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 11 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
sutare fish
typically ~42 cm · can reach 45 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Väringen

The species list of Väringen runs to 9. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size every bay becomes its own fishery.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Väringen are alike.

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.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Tomas Wikströmsutare31 cm
  2. 2Stefan Brandtzander25 cm
  3. 3Sören Dahlbream20 cm
  4. 4Klaus Strandbream20 cm
  5. 5Sabine Schmidtbjörkna12 cm
  6. 6Karl Petterssonroach11 cm
Species records here
sutare31 cmTomas Wikström
zander25 cmStefan Brandt
bream20 cmSören Dahl
björkna12 cmSabine Schmidt
roach11 cmKarl Pettersson
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