Ytter-Grucken

mesotrophic stratified lake · 63°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 19 msources & method →

clarity 2.6 mmax depth 19 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Ytter-Grucken lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Large and deep (19 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Ytter-Grucken FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Ytter-Grucken

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

zander predatory fish

typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm

Zander is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Ytter-Grucken

perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Ytter-Grucken, carried by roach. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Ytter-Grucken is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.

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

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Jonas Wagnerpike53 cm
2Jonas Krügerpike52 cm
3Axel Nilssonpike52 cm
4Kjell Krügerperch18 cm
5Heike Sjöbergperch18 cm
6Björn Boströmroach16 cm

Species records here

pike52 cmJonas Krüger

perch18 cmKjell Krüger

roach16 cmBjörn Boström

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