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Värmullen

humic brown forest lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 13 m16 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.5 mmax depth 13 mpH 6.9mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateno road · 50 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Värmullen lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
bream coarse fish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 36 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Elritsa grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~48 cm · can reach 57 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 12 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
salmon fish
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
In the murky light, salmon shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 23 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 8 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
sarv fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 26 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 22 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
vendace whitefish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 21 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Värmullen

The species list of Värmullen runs to 16. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Värmullen 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Emil Wagnerål45 cm
  2. 2Linnea Fischerburbot40 cm
  3. 3Eva Falkburbot37 cm
  4. 4Magnus Johansensutare28 cm
  5. 5Anna Blomperch16 cm
  6. 6Stefan Brandtroach13 cm
Species records here
ål45 cmEmil Wagner
burbot40 cmLinnea Fischer
sutare28 cmMagnus Johansen
perch16 cmAnna Blom
roach13 cmStefan Brandt
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish