Vithavet
mesotrophic lake · 60°N
clarity 3.6 mmax depth 3 mpH 6.1mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Vithavet lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Vithavet FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Vithavet
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Vithavet
The species list of Vithavet runs to 4. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Vithavet 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.
The catch board
- 1Karin Månssonperch20 cm
- 2Lars Boströmperch18 cm
- 3Eva Falkroach15 cm
- 4Elin Viklundruffe13 cm
- 5Per Nyströmruffe11 cm
- 6Heike Boströmruffe10 cm
Species records here
perch20 cmKarin Månsson
roach15 cmEva Falk
ruffe10 cmHeike Boström
The same water, for real
