Vitavatten
southern humic brown forest lake · 56°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 8 msizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 3.3 mmax depth 8 mpH 5.6oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Vitavatten lies in the south — a southern 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 — Vitavatten FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Vitavatten
perch predatory fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 33 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
Fishing Vitavatten
Vitavatten holds 1 species, with perch at the top of the chain. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
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 Vitavatten 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
- 1Jukka Vogelperch17 cm
- 2Elin Hedlundperch16 cm
- 3Mats Åbergperch16 cm
- 4Sabine Schmidtperch15 cm
- 5Magnus Johansenperch15 cm
- 6Mikael Björkperch15 cm
The same water, for real
