Väster-Märlingen
mesotrophic lake · 63°N
clarity 3.7 mmax depth 3 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Väster-Märlingen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Väster-Märlingen 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 Väster-Märlingen
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 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 ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.
stensimpa fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
Stensimpa lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Väster-Märlingen
perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Väster-Märlingen, carried by whitefish and stensimpa. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Whoever fishes Väster-Märlingen regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
The catch board
- 1Henrik EkArctic char32 cm
- 2Tomas Ektrout31 cm
- 3Sören Ekperch20 cm
- 4Wolfgang Olofssonperch20 cm
- 5Axel Petterssonperch18 cm
- 6Ole Hedlundstensimpa8 cm
Species records here
Arctic char32 cmHenrik Ek
trout31 cmTomas Ek
perch20 cmWolfgang Olofsson
stensimpa8 cmOle Hedlund
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