Västra Sävtjärnet

mesotrophic lake · 59°N

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clarity 4.3 mmax depth 7 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road

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Character of the water

Västra Sävtjärnet lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Västra Sävtjärnet FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.

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 Västra Sävtjärnet

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

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

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

Fishing Västra Sävtjärnet

Västra Sävtjärnet holds 4 species, with perch and trout at the top of the chain and elritsa and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Västra Sävtjärnet 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Astrid Viklundtrout31 cm
2Gustav Nilssontrout29 cm
3Tomas Webertrout29 cm
4Sören Dahlperch18 cm
5Kjell Krügerroach15 cm
6Ole Boströmelritsa6 cm

Species records here

trout29 cmTomas Weber

perch18 cmSören Dahl

roach15 cmKjell Krüger

elritsa6 cmOle Boström

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