Lidingö; 21st July 2009

A nice Perch of 1lb. 1oz. on a float legered perch livebait....

Lidingö the venue again today in tough conditions, really windy and squally conditions, the fish not feeding well at all. One nice Perch was taken, a fish weighing in just over the pound mark...

Perch; Lidingö; 12th July 2009

1lb. 13oz. Perch, a really aggresive run on a Roach livebait, a great way to start the evening...

1lb 13oz. Perch

1lb 3oz. Fish, this one took a Loi livebait...

15oz. Perch, this fish barely under the 1lb. mark...


A super evening session tonight at Lidingö, the Perch feeding again. Best of the lot was a 1lb. 13oz. fish, a real belting take and scrap from this one to open the evenings account. Next a fish barely under the 1lb. mark, before finally a lovely fish was taken at 1lb. 3oz. on a small Perch livebait. Two runs were missed when both baits were taken at the same time, a sure sign these are shoaling fish arriving in the swim as they patrol the area.

Lidingö; 6th July 2009

A super Perch of 1lb. 9oz. from Lidingö today....

1lb. 3oz. Perch, the last of the evening.....

Just an ounce under the pound mark at 15oz., a very slim fish this one!

A really good evening at Lidingö today, the Perch really have arrived in numbers now. Three decent fish were taken on live Loi, which were easily caught on the float today. In addition to the fish photographed above a total of five other runs were also missed, two on the roving float fished bait later in the evening and three on legered baits.

All the above fish were taken on the bottom on the legered bait. All were taken on a simple trace with just a single hook, a size 4 lip hooked live bait and the same rod accounting for all three fish. The other rod was rigged with a treble hook set up and several takes on livebaits were dropped before a run developed, which leaves me thinking the fish felt the hooks. Will be fishing with singles from now on as a result, as there was no problems hooking the fish with this set up at all, the baits all taken confidently head first and striking immediatly resulted in nicely mouth hooked fish.

Fished at a different spot to usual today aftr the favoured area was occupied on arrival, this was a sroke of fortune as it turned out as I managed to find a much more suitable spot for fishing with space for up to four anglers. Baitfish easily caught here and there were plenty of Perch in the area. Surely a few two pounders to be had over the next couple of months, perhaps even a three pounder....

Tyresö Nyfors; 22nd June 2009

Had only just cast my first livebait when this jack Pike struck it, this before a very interesting night fishing session that was frustrating, yet some thing of a success nevertheless....

Tyresö Nyfors, Älbysjön was the selected venue for a crack at night fishing for Zander and arrived at 8pm. in order to secure some baits. A few small Perch were soon picked up on a float fished worm, though the hoped for Roach and Loi were not at first. Immediatly hit a jack Pike on the first cast. A short while later Linda had a lift on her bite indicator, then nothing. An inspection of her bait revealed a badly mauled bait towards the rear, no typical razor cut Pike tooth marks though, rather Perch or Zander the culprit. Fish activity was high with shoals of baitfish began scattering on the surface as they were attacked from below by unseen predators. As darkness fell I had more bites and dropped runs, mangled live baits the result. A small Bream and a two Roach all taken from behind and were scored roughly and crushed towards the tail, feel these baits were hit by Zander which dropped the baits. Then another fish hit on a larger Roach and an exremely powerful fish, surely a big Pike, hooped the rod over after a few moments when it seemed to realize it was hooked. This fish bit through the line, I can only assume the bait swam back over the mainline, was then engulfed and the teeth did the rest. Linda had another bait marked badly before the feeding spell passed and activity dropped off.

A frustrating night yes, but interesting all the same. Figure the problem is too much resistance on the leger rig causing dropped runs, which in itself is a classic sign of Zander, which do not like resistance. Using a heavier lead might well be the answer, the heavier the lead the more static it stays and the fish will pull line through the eye of the lead without dislodging it and feeling resistance. Float fishing with nightlite inserts for visibility might also prove very, very efficient.

Will try another few sessions at night for Zander. Securing good bait is key, small Roach, Bleak or especially Loi being the fisrt option if possible, perhaps arriving earlier and concentrating on these might be an idea.(A throwing net would be ideal, bait fish are everywhere in the lake in the margins.) Given good quality bait and some refinemnts in the rigs I figure some good results could be had from this lake with regard to Zander, as well as some very big Perch and Pike also before the fall of darkness...

Lidingö; 8th June 2009

6lb. 9oz. Pike

6lb. 9oz. Pike

A nice perch of around 12oz.

Out to Lidingö in the afternoon, proved to be rather slow as expected, a cold windt day. A few small Bream, Perch and Rudd were taken on the legered worm, the best fish a Perch of about 12oz. Best fish of the day came right at the end of the day when my Rudd livebait was snatched and the bite alarm went into overdrive. A great scrap followed, the fish running really well three times before it was landed and weighed, the fish a Pike of 6lb. 9oz.

Malaren; Lovon; 7th June 2009

1lb 1oz. Rudd

1lb 1oz. Rudd

Malaren lake at east side of Lovon, the whole area is known as a superb predator fishery, with Pike, Perch and Zander fishing excellent in the area....

Popped down to this site for a morning session after identifying the area as one of Stockholms best Zander venues, though was left thouroughly frustrated by a total lack of small bait fish in the area. I failed to catch a single bait sized fish all morning and had no deadbaits with me, this meant the predators went unfished for all day. My frustration was made even worse when a boat appeared close by and the two anglers aboard caught several Pike into double figures on jerkbaits! With no natural baits caught and no artificial lures in my bag I was, by then, well pissed off!

The day wasnot a total disapointment however. One lovely Rudd of just over a pound was caught from amongst the reeds, with another good fish lost, offering some consolation on the day. Both fish took a slowly sinking float fished worm...

Lidingo Sunday 31 May

Out to my favourite spot today, boiling hot day which probably affected the fishing a bit. Pretty slow start with only lots of very small Perch on floatfished worm. Two livebaits out and after about an hour the float went under and headed straight for the reeds... First decent perch of the year and it put up a very good fight. Weighed in at 0.85kg (1.9 pounds) Lost a couple of decent sized Bream and eventually got one in weighing in at 0.76kg (1.7 pounds). Not a bad day and a few more points for the table, heading back to Rudasjon tomorrow with hope's of a monster rainbow trout, apparently they run up to 5kg!! so fingers crossed...

Rudasjön Friday 29th May

First time out at this lake, just by the pendeltåg station at Haninge. Arrived around 10am and started float fishing worm, lots of small Perch, Roach and Rudd. Also fished ledgered worm and was setting up the livebait rod when i noticed the ledger tip bent over. Thought it was a Tench at first but was happily surprised to see a rainbow trout! My first ever. Weighed in at 0.92kg. Shortly after was bringing in a small float fished Rudd when a jack pike grabbed it from right in front of me. dropped off when I tried to pull it out and attacked the Rudd again the second I dropped it back in the water. I moved over the livebait rod and cought it after a few minutes, didn't bother weighing it as it was so small. A few more small fish and then it died down till around 3.30 when the float went under again. This time with prawn as bait. After a great fight I finally brought a beautiful 1.26kg Rainbow to the bank. I'll be heading back to this lake for sure, and soon.

Lidingö Monday 25th May

Out at Lidingö for the day on Monday from about 09.30. Lots of smaller perch and roach from the go.  Nice bream after about 20 mins weighing in at 1.26kg and a small pike on perch livebait about an hour later. Still a bit early for fishing out here but not a bad day. Boiling hot day and the fishing died off around 1pm so called it quits for the day at 3pm. Hopefully some more huge perch from this spot over the summer...

Drevviken; 26th may 2009

An old friend, at 13lb 2oz., the third time I have seen this Pike on the bank! Ed delighted to catch her today...

5lb 3oz. Pike for Ed..

1lb1oz. Rudd, my only fish of the day! Haircut badly needed!

A jack Pike rounded the day off for Ed...


Drevviken today for Ed and I, arrived around noon. Ledgered worm was rather slow all day, though Ed had some Bream Roach and Rudd while I struggled to catch. At 2.40pm, right on the moon south trigger Ed had a run on his live bait which proved to be a fish I caught twice last year! A cracking Pike of 13lb 2oz. on this occasion, this fish seems to be very territorial and remains in this swim throughout the warmer months of the year, perhaps even all year round. Got the photos quickly and the fish went back unharmed as they all should.

A while later I banked a lovely Rudd of 1lb. 1oz, a pristine fish which proved to be my only catch of the day. Ed continued to thrash me with two further Pike, one of 5lb. 3oz. and another smaller fish we didn't bother to weigh. Packed up at around 5.30pm, a great day for Ed in the end, 9 points in total to him for the day and just 2 points for my lone Rudd.

Ed also due points for a Bream over two pounds and a jack Pike caught yesterday at Lidingö, these points have also been added to the table...

Tyresö Albysjön; 23rd May 2009

Perch from Albysjön

Out with Simon for a day at Tyresö Albysjön, a liitle dissapointing really, though there were signs of fish. Two runs on the livebaits were dropped, Perch the culprit for one of them, dropping the bait when resistance was felt. Otherwise a few Bream, Roach and Perch were taken in the three swims we fished. This lake may be worth a night session or two this summer for Zander. Undoubtedly this lake may well hold some very big Perch too which are worthy of attention.

Dammtorpsjön; 18th May 2009

Rudd

Dammtorpsjon

Spent the afternoon fishing Dammtorpsjön in Nacka out of curiousity. A very weedy lake makes fishing very difficult, the lake is also full of water lilies. Legered a worm on the quivertip rod, plenty of Rudd fell to the method, though nothing above 7oz, or so today. Of more interest was a screaming run on on of my ledgered boilie rods, the result was a powerful run which resulted in the fish running into a waterlily bed before the hookhold gave, to huge frustration on my part.

The lake holds Tench, Carp and Crucian Carp. Reckon this lake may reward a bit of effort, though swims would have to be cleared of weed to allow fishing in order to have a good chace of presenting a bait properly and landing fish should one be hooked. A really nice lake though, close to town also and may well be worth a few sessions...

Tyresö Slott; 23rd April 2009

A 2lb. 20z. Ide from the slott for Simon!

4lb 3oz. Bream, my biggest swedish Bream to date...

A day out at the Slott went somewhat away from the planned chain of events, the plan being to catch some bait and proceed to the tip of the slott to fish for Pike. As it happened, frustratingly, not a single baitfish could be tempted and we ended up on the bridge to try for bait there. No baitfish were present, though Bream were. Simon and I had a number of bites culminating in a 4lb 3oz. fish to my own rod, my biggest swedish Bream to date and a 6 pointer to boot!

After an uneventful couple of hours at the tip we decidede to return to the bridge where Simon had a 2lb Bream, awarding him his fist point of the year. Ed and James then arrived in time to see the fish of the day, another surprise from the Slott from right under the bridge, a cracking 2lb. 2oz. Ide, another new species from this site, which never fails to hold a surprise or two every year. This noteworthy fish netted Simon another 6 points.

The day wore on very quetly, Simon headed home whilst the rest of us fished on. At about 18.30 the Roach suddenly began to feed heavily and we caught an absolute stack of them, some of them reasonable fish. Headed home after a good day out happy with a good days fishing...

As a footnote a day out last week at Lidingö, generally unproductive, did produce a Pike of around 3lb. for James, the fish falling for a lure, earning him his first point of the year.

Moon Phase; New Moon(-2days)

Moon Rise;04.22 Moon Set;09.52 Moon Low Pt.;12.51

Tyresö Slott, April 17th 2009

A very happy me with my first ever rod caught Sik from Tyresö Slott...


My first ever Sik! This fish was another real surprise from the Slott, a venue that has produced a huge array of species over the past few years. The fish came at 7.30am, a really vicious bite that hooped the rod over. Striking into it, I initially thought it a Perch, then a large Roach, the fish put up a tremendous fight ans was a very fast swimming fish. Was delighted when it lay on the surface and I realised it was my first Sik, The fish is rather rare around Stockholm and gives me three points, the fish weighing in at 1lb. 5oz. Something of an oddity, this fish reminded me of the Bonefish of warmer climes, with a simular elongated appearance, colouration and underslung mouth. A member of the whitefish family, apparently superb eating, but this one was released today...
A rather bizarre occurance was that the only three bites that came to my Pike rods all morning came more or less simultaneously on all three rods at 06.55am! Two of the Smelt deadbaits were dropped, the other fish put up a rather odd dour fight before coming off. All bites were rather tentative and must of been either Zander, or most likely Perch. I think what happened is a large shoal moved through the swim resulting on all three smelt deadbaits being taken, maybe! The baits were unmarked on inspection laeding me to think Pike were not the culprits..
Simon joined me later in the morning and we caught a stack of Roach on the legered worm before we headed home. A really enjoyable morning...

Moon Phase; Last Quarter Moon
Moon Rise;03.40 Moon Set; 10.02 Moon Low Point;18.42

Sandasjön; 4th March 2009

Another brace from Sandasjön; 0.50 and 0.65 kilo.

0.65 kilo Rainbow on the ice....

Another trip to Sandasjön today hoping for a few more Rainbow Trout. Again I was lucky enough to catch two fish, the first almost straight away, a really plump female of 0.65 kilo(1lb. 7oz.) in weight. The other, a more modest 0.50 kilo(1lb 1oz.) fish, also a female, came later in the afternoon. Karl had no luck at all over the day and left without a trout, which spoiled it just a little. My livebaited Roach was also viciously taken twice in quick succession by what I am quite sure was a good Perch after inspecting the bait later, the fish being seized from behind in typical fashion....

As mentioned, both fish were female, which I realised when preparing them for dinner, as they were full of roe. Kept this to use as bait for Seatrout in the near future, it is a deadly bottom fished bait in Stockholm Ström...

Moon Phase; First Quarter Moon

Moon Set 03.19 Moon Rise;07.56 Moon Low Point;18.07

As lucky as Al

Sändasjön; 11th Febuary 2009

A Brace of Rainbow Trout..

Rainbow Trout(.52kilo)

Close up...

My first Rainbow Trout, a .48kilo fish...

Nice to have a few fresh fish for dinner....


A really fine day in every way, the weather was stunning, a beautiful sunny winters day. Ice fished at Sändasjön in the hope of a Rainbow Trout with Ed and Simon. Just after arriving lost two fish which were undoubtedly trout, the second pulling my unattended ice rod through the hole in the ice, I managed to recover it by plunging my arm after it down the hole, only to lose the fish! A short while later I was delighted when my bait was again taken and I duly landed my first Rainbow Trout after a nice scrap through the hole in the ice, a fish just over a pound in weight at .48 kilo. Ed then had a monster bite and was bitten off, most likely by a Pike. A bonus followed when I hooked and landed another very slightly heavier Rainbow Trout of .52 kilo, a really purple fish this, which was really well marked. Both these fish are worth a total of 6 points on this years table. All in all a really fortunate day for me, the lads not so lucky with no trout, though plenty of small roach were caught on a day we all enjoyed...

Moon Phase; Full Moon+2 Days

Moon Low Point;01.07; Moon Set;07.41 Moon Rise;19.39

Ice Fishing; Flaten, 11th January 2009

Winter Perch

Karl's first fish from under ice...

Jack Pike

Another monster....

Scouse eskimo fishing in a hole...

At last, for the first time in three years the tempature has fallen enough to allow ice fishing around Stockholm. A really enjoyable few hours spent on Flaten enjoying a form of fishing new to us all. Managed to catch a few Perch between us on vertically jigged lures, mostly tiddlers, as well as a single jack Pike which netted me the first point of 2009. A lot to learn about ice fishing, hope the cold weather holds so that we can try some predator fishing, with Pike, Perch, Zander and Burbot all possible from under the ice...

Final Point's Table; 2008

Another year passed already, so time to post the final points table for the year 2oo8. As always, bonus points are now added for the biggest points scoring fish of each species caught over the year, with a reward of 12 Points for each. In addition a further 12 Points are awarded for the heaviest fish of the year outright. The following fish are awarded points;

Pike; 14lb. 14oz., Dreviken. Al (24 Pts., also largest fish of the year.)
Zander; 3.8kg., Lidingö. Ed (12 Pts.)
Perch; 1.2 kg., Lidingö. Ed (12 Pts.)
Burbot; 6lb. 5oz., Tyresö Slott. Al (12 Pts.)
Eel; 1lb. 4oz.,Aspö. Karl (12 Pts.)
Rudd; 2lb. 3oz., Tyresö Slott. Al (12 Pts.)
Bream; 3lb. 9oz., Varmdö. Al (12 Pts.)
Tench; 4lb. 2oz., Nyfors, Al (12Pts.)
Ide; 1lb. 4oz., Aspö. Al (12 Pts.)

All of this means the final table looks like this...

1st. Al (194pts.)
2nd. Ed (53pts.)
3rd. Karl (28pts.)
4th. Simon (13pts.)
5th. Tom (3pts.)
6th. Kevin (2pts.)

Again in 2008, several species were not caught at all. Notably, these include Salmon, Brown Trout, Seatrout, Rainbow Trout, Grayling, Char, Chub, Dace, Silver Bream, Carp, Crucian Carp, Asp and Flounder. Several of these are easily available with a little effort and time and offer good opportunites in 2009. Other species, like Roach, a commonly caught species were not caught at sufficient size to register points on the table. Burbot, Eel, Ide and Zander were all caught for the first time during 2008. Hopefully 2009 will bring some more great fish and enjoyment for you all...

Stockholm Strömmen;15th October 2008

11lb. Seatrout (male)

Five hours were spent fishing this evening between 8pm. and 1am., alas, without a fish for Ed, Karl or myself. A couple of hours alone yesterday evening produced the same result and it seems the peak of the Salmon run here has passed and the fish are scarcer now. Seatrout however will pick up over the next month or so and will continue to be present into the new year, the fish photographed above was caught early this evening, a reminder of what can be taken with a little luck, or perseverence, a superb male Seatrout that weighed 11lb.! A well coloured fish that has been in the Ström for some time, these fish are silver when they first come in from the baltic, gradually gaining darker colouration as the weeks pass.

Pike fishing was quiet last Monday also and a half day on Malaren produce a single jack Pike for myself and a brace for Jamie on what was a poor day overall, despite promising conditions. The seaon is drawing to a close now for many species as the winter closes in....