Västra Örten

mesotrophic lake · 60°N

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clarity 3.8 mmax depth 18 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Fish Västra Örten Buy forecast

Character of the water

Västra Örten lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Moderately deep (18 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Västra Örten FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Västra Örten

perch predatory fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 38 cm

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

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

björkna fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~31 cm · can reach 40 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~42 cm · can reach 42 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

ruffe perch family

typically ~10 cm · can reach 13 cm

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

zander predatory fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Zander is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~34 cm · can reach 45 cm

Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

löja fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 17 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 27 cm

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

nors fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 13 cm

Nors holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

stäm fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm

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

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

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

Fishing Västra Örten

perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Västra Örten, carried by ål, björkna and bream. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Whoever fishes Västra Örten 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.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Jonas Wikströmål58 cm
2Fredrik Hedlundål49 cm
3Heike Holmsutare29 cm
4Stefan Brandtzander24 cm
5Anna Nyströmperch16 cm
6Anna Lundlöja10 cm

Species records here

ål49 cmFredrik Hedlund

sutare29 cmHeike Holm

zander24 cmStefan Brandt

perch16 cmAnna Nyström

löja10 cmAnna Lund

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