Yngen

nutrient-rich lowland lake · 60°N

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clarity 2.1 mmax depth 15 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus poorpaved road

Character of the water

Yngen lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 8 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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

Permits & rules

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

Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Yngen

perch predatory fish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 38 cm

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

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 7 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~64 cm · can reach 64 cm

In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

ruffe perch family

typically ~12 cm · can reach 18 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~37 cm · can reach 46 cm

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

salmon fish

typically ~49 cm · can reach 49 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 28 cm

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

nors fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 16 cm

Nors roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~20 cm · can reach 46 cm

In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 43 cm

Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

vendace whitefish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 23 cm

Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Yngen

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Yngen, carried by elritsa, ruffe and roach. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.

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 Yngen are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.
Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Jonas Johansenwhitefish24 cm
2Per Nyströmroach18 cm
3Jonas WagnerArctic char17 cm
4Axel Nyströmvendace14 cm
5Jürgen Hansenroach14 cm
6Per Åbergnors12 cm

Species records here

whitefish24 cmJonas Johansen

roach18 cmPer Nyström

Arctic char17 cmJonas Wagner

vendace14 cmAxel Nyström

nors12 cmPer Åberg

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