Velen
southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 18 m7 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 18 mpH 6.3oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Velen lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (18 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Velen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Velen
perch predatory fish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 39 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~43 cm · can reach 48 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 14 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 65 cm
Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 24 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
nors fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 18 cm
Nors cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.
sutare fish
typically ~53 cm · can reach 53 cm
Sutare lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Velen
The species list of Velen runs to 7. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Velen 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
- 1Wolfgang Brandtsutare40 cm
- 2Jonas Wagnerperch18 cm
- 3Fredrik Sundinnors10 cm
- 4Mats Erikssonruffe10 cm
- 5Astrid Häggnors10 cm
- 6Karl Petterssonnors10 cm
Species records here
sutare40 cmWolfgang Brandt
perch18 cmJonas Wagner
nors10 cmKarl Pettersson
ruffe10 cmMats Eriksson
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