Mien is a large lake in southern Småland wooded landscape, just south of Tingsryd. The lake is almost circular with a small island - Ramsö - in the middle. Sea form because it is the rest of an impact crater formed by a meteorite of about 120 million years ago.
Mien offers good fishing for pike and perch, and has a natural population of both trout and whitefish. Salmon trout population in the lake is old and has over the years delivered fine trout of up to 7 kg.
The lake has an area of 19 square kilometers (about 1900 hectares) and has an average depth of 15.4 meters, with a maximum depth of 42 meters. Mien dewatered south of Mieån and runoff is 1.39 cubic meters per second. The entire water volume is changed to 6.7 years.
Free fishing for children and adolescents up to the age of 14.
Miens FVO
Miens Fiskevårdsområdesförening, Miens FVOF, was formed on 27/4 1989. The fishing area is organized as a non-profit association. The number of holders of fishing rights is approximately 100 people, in addition there are a smaller number of holders of fishing rights according to tradition. Miens Fiskevårdsområde includes Lake Mien, Mieån in Kronoberg County and adjacent catchment areas: Drevån, Bastaremålaån, Lunkån, Lunksjön, Agnagölen and Gåragölen. Miens FVOF has the task of promoting fishing and handling issues related to fishing in Mien and associated waters.