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Västra Sicklingen

humic brown forest lake · 62°N
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clarity 1.3 mmax depth 8 mpH 5.8mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Västra Sicklingen 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 half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Västra Sicklingen 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 Västra Sicklingen

perch predatory fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 30 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~36 cm · can reach 36 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 ~36 cm · can reach 45 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

Fishing Västra Sicklingen

The species list of Västra Sicklingen runs to 8. The predators — perch, pike and grayling — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Västra Sicklingen are alike.

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. 1Karl Raskpike30 cm
  2. 2Emil NieminenArctic char29 cm
  3. 3Rickard Brandtpike27 cm
  4. 4Petra Brandtroach15 cm
  5. 5Anna Häggperch11 cm
  6. 6Karin Nyströmperch9 cm
Species records here
Arctic char29 cmEmil Nieminen
pike27 cmRickard Brandt
roach15 cmPetra Brandt
perch11 cmAnna Hägg
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