Vristulven

southern humic brown forest lake · 59°N

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clarity 3.0 mmax depth 6 mpH 7.0mesotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road

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Character of the water

Vristulven 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 (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Vristulven 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 Vristulven

perch predatory fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 40 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

bream coarse fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 39 cm

Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~58 cm · can reach 67 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~8 cm · can reach 10 cm

Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

id fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps id moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

roach coarse fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 30 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

ruda fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm

Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

sarv fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 18 cm

Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Vristulven

The species list of Vristulven runs to 10. 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.

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 Vristulven 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

1Per Nyströmburbot45 cm
2Per Fischerpike44 cm
3Per Schmidtruda16 cm
4Henrik Ekperch10 cm
5Jürgen Nilssonruffe6 cm
6Sören Lundruffe6 cm

Species records here

burbot45 cmPer Nyström

pike44 cmPer Fischer

ruda16 cmPer Schmidt

perch10 cmHenrik Ek

ruffe6 cmJürgen Nilsson

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