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Väster-Vingarna

acidified brown forest lake · 62°N
Real lakereal shoreline8 species on recordsources & method →
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.4oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryno road · 50 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Väster-Vingarna lies in central Sweden — a acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Väster-Vingarna FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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-Vingarna

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

Fishing Väster-Vingarna

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Väster-Vingarna, carried by roach and whitefish. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Väster-Vingarna 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.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Wolfgang Brandtpike60 cm
  2. 2Johan Karlssonburbot37 cm
  3. 3Anna Månssontrout31 cm
  4. 4Anders MånssonArctic char29 cm
  5. 5Jonas Krügergrayling25 cm
  6. 6Hanna Brandtgrayling24 cm
Species records here
pike60 cmWolfgang Brandt
burbot37 cmJohan Karlsson
trout31 cmAnna Månsson
Arctic char29 cmAnders Månsson
grayling25 cmJonas Krüger
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