Barkensjöarnas FVOF

The area's waters span Barken's 3,000 hectares to smaller forest lakes of only a few hectares. The stock in the area consists mainly of pike, perch, roach and whitefish. In addition, trout, pike-perch and whitefish are found in lakes no. 2, 5, 6 and 7. Good stocks of whitefish are found in no. 2, 5 and 18. (See map for explanation of numbers.)

NOTE that

The Kolbäcksån between the power plants in Smedjebacken is leased to Sportfiske Smedjebacken, which manages all fishing there.

At the moment, there may be locked gates in at least Lilla Tolvsbo, which is why several waters (e.g. Snuvtjärn and Bjursjöarna) may be very difficult to access. Lilla Bjursjön may possibly be completely inaccessible. Logging work is underway in the area, so the situation may change quickly.

Visit our website https://www.barkensjoarnasfvof.se/ for more detailed information!

The bark
Barken actually consists of 3 lakes; Norra Barken which stretches from Smedjebacken to the bridge in Söderbärke, Mellan-Barken (between Söderbärke and Huggnora) and Södra Barken . Note that on some maps Mellan-Barken is also marked as Södra Barken, which can be a bit confusing, as there are a few hundred meters of Kolbäcksån between them. Vevungen and Saxen are also connected to Barken and can be reached by boat.

The lakes are best known for the fine size of pike perch and trolling fishermen in particular sometimes make good catches. Trout are also caught. There are good-sized pike (Fiske För Alla No. 5, 2011 listed Norra Barken as one of Sweden's better pike waters). The lake is also known as a good perch lake. In ice fishing competitions, the winning weights are usually high. It is perhaps less well known that the lake also hosts some very large perch.

Flaten P&T (put and take water)
Continuous stocking of ready-to-catch rainbow trout, trout and char. The lake is very popular, during the ice season as well as other parts of the year.

Only fishing licenses marked " Day license - Flaten P&T" are valid for fishing in Lake Flaten (and these licenses are not valid anywhere else). Can also be purchased at a card machine at the lake. Rules for the water are available at the lake.

The day passes are only valid until midnight, and not for 24 hours as before!
Price 200 SEK. Max. 3 fish per card, and max. 2 cards per day and per person.

The lake is closed from 1/11 to 31/12 2025, before the ice fishing premiere at 0900 on 1/1 2026

Starting in the 2026 season, echo sounders are prohibited in the lake.

Rainbow trout stocking has occurred in v35 and v39 2025.

Carp fishing in Snuvtjärn
In this small pond, carp from Aneboda (mainly mirror carp) were planted in 2004. It would be an exaggeration to say that they have grown very large, but the lake offers a different and challenging fishing. If you would like directions or tips, contact the lake manager at 0736-993018. It is possible to organize fishing competitions in the lake, with up to 10 places. Please note that at the moment there may be locked gates in Lilla Tolvsbo and on the road to Västerbyhytta, which is why the lake may be difficult to access! However, the gate in Västerbyhytta is probably unlocked for now (2025-07-19).
NOTE! This only applies to fishing with a hook without barbs, and mandatory catch reporting to iFiske.se or directly to the board!

Other waters
The Barkensjöarnas FVOF also manages the following waters: Abborrtjärn, Aldertjärn, Bergtjärn, Busjön, Vads Dammsjön, Fisklösen, Fly, Flyputten, Ginnan, Gladtjärn, Grästjärn, Hattjärn, Hjorttjärn, Hyttån, Håltjärn, Hötjärn, Hötjärn, Jostjärn, Lilla Bjursjön, Lilla Djupen, Lilla Krogen, Lilla Lexen, Lilla Marktappen, Lomtjärn, Långtjärn, Lättjärn, Oppsveten, Plattintet, Skäkttjärn, Stora Bjursjön, Stora Bladtjärn, Stora Djupen, Stora Lexen, Stora Marktappen, Svarttjärn, Svarttjärn, Sörsjön, Stora Trehörningen, Vassjön, Verken, Västra Sveten, Åstjärn, Örtjärn, and Östra Sveten. See map!

Most of these are small forest waters, with pike and perch as the main attraction. Unfortunately, all lack boat ramps, but in many it is possible to put in a smaller boat. Some of the roads may be closed off with barriers at times.