Stillwater · Granite · Svartedalen (Västra Götaland), SE

Timmervatten

Timmervatten — Timmervatten, a lake in Kungälv Municipality, Sweden

Timmervatten is one of eight lakes making up Svartedalens Sportfiske, a Sportfiskarna-run put-and-take system inside the Svartedalen nature reserve and Natura 2000 area, roughly 25km north of Gothenburg.

Marginal · Trout
Klinkhåmer Special · 14-18
A patient day, if you fancy it
Good wave on — drift country. Slow going — pick your moments and do not force it.
44% confidence
limited data
What moved it
  • WindSW 8 km/hLight breeze
Today's fly
Klinkhåmer Special
Klinkhåmer Special14-18
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Light breeze
SW 8 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
WaveRipple
Water temp
Air temp15°C
CloudClear
Pressure1006 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

How to fish it · for Trout
When
No strong hatch signals at the moment — general searching tactics should work best. The ripple is helpful — fish should move onto the feed and a slow-drifted team or single wet will cover water well.
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. Keep a sedge-style dry or emerger on a short leader for the evening rise.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point. Keep a sedge-style dry or emerger on a short leader for the evening rise.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Boat — drift

A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Reservoir BuzzerHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Lake OliveHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Silverhorns & LonghornsHatch
1
2
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Trout fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Day ticket via iFiske, 200 SEK/24h, personal and non-transferable
  • One hand-held rod, single hook
  • Max 2 rainbow trout kept per ticket; brown trout released
  • No boat/inflatable; float tube only when fly fishing
  • Children up to 16 fish free with an accompanying licensed adult
  • Traditional spin and fly fishing only — no bait.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
78%
Cloud25%
Wind100%
Temp100%

A good match for Timmervatten — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

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Gallery · 2
  1. Timmervatten — Timmervatten, a lake in Kungälv Municipality, Sweden
    Timmervatten, a lake in Kungälv Municipality, Sweden
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

Timmervatten is one of eight lakes making up Svartedalens Sportfiske, a Sportfiskarna-run put-and-take system inside the Svartedalen nature reserve and Natura 2000 area, roughly 25km north of Gothenburg. Continuously stocked rainbow trout is the primary target, with pike and perch also present and a small brown trout population.

  • Lake
  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyUnknown
  • ChemicalUnknown
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
  • Temperature (cool) is in the sweet spot for summer fishing.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 January31 December
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