Valloxen

clear oligotrophic forest lake · 60°N

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clarity 8.9 mmax depth 9 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Valloxen lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Valloxen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Valloxen

perch predatory fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 35 cm

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

björkna fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 23 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 30 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~80 cm · can reach 80 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~11 cm · can reach 13 cm

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

zander predatory fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 76 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 22 cm

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

ruda fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm

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

sarv fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm

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

Fishing Valloxen

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

Every session at Valloxen 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Anna Nieminenbream18 cm
2Linnea Fischerruda16 cm
3Anna Blomruda16 cm
4Fredrik Krügerperch13 cm
5Petra Eksarv13 cm
6Stefan Falkroach13 cm

Species records here

bream18 cmAnna Nieminen

ruda16 cmAnna Blom

sarv13 cmPetra Ek

roach13 cmStefan Falk

perch13 cmFredrik Krüger

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