Skagerns FVOF

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Skagerrak Fisheries Conservation Area Association

www.skagern.com

Lake Skagerrak

Fishing rules for the public

To fish with hand gear (rod fishing, angling, ice fishing, etc.) from a drifting boat or other floating craft, a fishing license is required.
(see Fishing permits for the public)

Fishing may be conducted by boat from the shoreline throughout the Skagerrak, except in the prohibited zones of the Hovaån and Letälven rivers.

Rules for fishing license buyers

• Pike min/max dimensions, 50/75 cm
• Zander min/max size 50/70 cm
• Perch maximum size 38 cm
• A maximum of 10 Perch may be kept per fishing license and day.
• Max 2 Pike may be kept per fishing license and day
• Maximum 4 walleye may be kept per fishing license and day

All fish that are to be released must be returned to the lake regardless of condition.
If the fish is judged to be so damaged that it is unlikely to survive, it should be quickly killed before being released.

Fishing licenses for the public
130:- for day pass (24 hours)
450:- weekly pass (7 days)
950:- annual pass (365 days)

Trolling with a maximum of 10 rods in a boat (boat in motion) (the person holding a rod while fishing must have a fishing license).
For forms of fishing such as spinning, angling, ice fishing, vertical fishing, etc., every person who fishes must have a fishing license.

Rowing, electric motor or combustion engine is allowed.

Free fishing license with hand gear for young people up to 18 years of age.
The free Fishing Card must comply with other rules that apply to the Skagerrak.
Free fishing licenses must be purchased at ifiske.se.

Rules for everyone (fishing right owners and fishing license buyers)

• All trout/salmon catches must be released
(does not apply to fishing rights holders in the case of e.g. fishing, but common sense applies here)

• Zander fishing ban from April 15 to June 15. This is to cover the entire spawning period.
(no net ban and no release obligation for fishing rights holders, but common sense must be applied here, i.e. one should avoid net fishing during the period so that the pike perch population reproduces optimally)

• Everyone who buys a fishing license should report their catches to iFiske and everyone who fishes with nets should report catches per season to skagernsfvof@gmail.com.

This is compiled for each annual meeting.

Net fishing or crayfish fishing is not included for the public but is reserved for the fishing rights owner or lessee.
Only fishing with hand gear (including trolling) is permitted for a fishing license purchaser.

Filling out a fishing license

The name of the fishing license purchaser must appear on the fishing license that must accompany the purchaser.

Swedish place of residence or the country from which the buyer comes is sufficient address information. This is to prevent transfer.
The buyer does not need to be asked for identification when purchasing a fishing license,

This is done by the fishing inspector when inspections are carried out on the lake.
The fishing license buyer decides for themselves from which date they want to start fishing. This date must be entered in the line "Valid from…."
and not left open at the time of sale.

Fishing license sellers to the public:

https://www.ifiske.se/fiske-skagern.htm

Degerfors Tourist Office 69380 Degerfors, 0586-48160

Kristinehamn Tourist Office 68100 Kristinehamn, 0550-88187

Laxå Tourist Office 69592 Laxå, 0584-10920 (Open seasonally)

Otterberget's Bad & Camp. 54891 Hova ,0506-33127 (15 April - 31 October)

Skagerns Camp & Leisure 69030 Laxå, 0506-33040, (1 May- 30 Sept)

Ica Near / Torget 69370 Åtorp, 0586-730396

Ohlsson Sune Borgnäs 54892 Hova, 0506-34040

Ica Gullspång 54730 Gullspång, 0551-20003

Svedrin's Garden Rudskoga 68196 Kristinehamn, 0706333431

Ingo/Lisa's pub Hova 54891 Hova, 0506-35440

Rules for fishing rights holders

Fishing license
For fishing rights holders: 50 SEK/year, easiest to buy at https://www.ifiske.se/fiske-skagern.htm

Framework for the activity :

a) the association's statutes and general meeting resolutions
b) the Fisheries Conservation Areas Act (LOFO 1981:533)
c) Fishing Act (1993:787) Section 9 Fishing in private waters belongs to the property owner

Fishing right holders are:

Owner of property with fishing rights according to the association's fishing rights list (originally investigated and prepared by Lantmäteriet).

Rights of the fishing right holder:

a) fishing right holders who use their fishing right must obtain a fishing right certificate (preferably at ifiske.se) "as stated in the statutes"
b) fishing with hand gear and mobile gear nets/nets/traps/crab cages on own waters.
c) fishing with crayfish traps at a distance of at least 1000 meters from land and 500 meters from the larger islands (Falebuholmen, Bergsholmarna and Gullön).
d) fishing with mobile gear such as gillnets on other waters,
with a distance of at least 200 meters from land and 100 meters from the larger islands (Falebuholmen, Bergsholmarna and Gullön).
e) The right to engage in fishing as above applies to the fishing rights holder's spouse/cohabitant and children.
f) Fishing with hand gear from a boat on other waters from the shoreline and outwards.

Note that fishing can be shared, through a community association or directly managed according to the Act on the Management of Community Areas.

Obligations of the fishing right holder

a) a member who engages in fishing must obtain a fishing license (applies to all fishing)
b) fishing with nets, minimum (13 turns = 46 mm pole, with the exception of gillnets), maximum 120 m per fishing right
c) tools and equipment must be clearly marked with an individual designation. The designation must consist of both name, telephone number and property designation.
d) there must be nets at both ends of the net and be marked with a flag in a visible colour. The distance between the water surface and the flag must be at least 1 metre, double flag in the western sector, single flag in the eastern sector
e) fishing right holders are obliged to present identification and documents proving their fishing right holdings upon request from a fishing inspector

Pool floats:

Not permitted for use in the Skagerrak.

Rules for crayfish fishing (valid until further notice during fishery conservation measures)

a) Crayfish fishing is only permitted for fishing rights owners/lessees
b) Free number of gears
c) crayfish fishing period applies year-round until further notice
d) crayfish cages used in other waters must be disinfected before being used in the Skagerrak
e) Crayfish may only be fished within fishing waters that belong to the owner's own parcel of land (undivided water) or the owner's own property (divided water) or at a distance of at least 1000 meters from land and 500 meters from the larger islands.
(Falebuholmen, Bergsholmarna and Gullön).
f) Each gear must be marked with name, telephone number and property name, crayfish traps placed on a link must be marked with net soaps.
Individual crayfish ponds should be marked clearly with, for example, a floating ball in a visible color.

The fishing area extends from downstream of the power plant in Letälven and the entire Skagerrak down to the bridge before the power plant in Gullspång.

Rules for Tenants of Fishing Rights
A lease agreement must be signed. (three copies: the fishing rights owner, the lessee and the fishing conservation area association). In the case of joint fishing, all partners must agree that part of the fishing is leased out.

There are two types of leases: agricultural leases and commercial fishing leases.

Agricultural lease or Commercial fishing lease. (Fisheries Act §16). Commercial fishing leases are regulated by the Act (1957:390) on fishing leases, which has a structure similar to the provisions on agricultural leases. This Act only concerns leases for commercial fishing or “other fishing of essential importance to the lessee’s livelihood”.

In the case of an agricultural lease, the lessee may use the fishing rights that belong to the land unless otherwise agreed.

• Illegal or illegal fishing is reported to the police.

In case of violation of local rules, an inspection fee will be imposed.

5000SEK
• Fishing with nets that exceed a specified maximum length.

2000SEK

• Violation of max/min length of fish. (does not apply to fishing)

• Violation of the maximum number of fish (can go up to 5000:- depending on the number) (does not apply to fishing)

• Violation of the conservation period. (does not apply to phishing)

• Fishing within a protected area

• Use of unauthorized bait or lure or unauthorized number of gear

1000SEK

• Violation of other regulations established by the association.

Repeated violations result in an increase in the inspection fee, maximum 5000 SEK.

In some cases, there may be illegal fishing, e.g. violation of the maximum number of fish.

If the catch is greater than what is stated in the rules, the fishing license is forfeited and invalid, and it is thus illegal fishing as the fishing license buyer does not have a fishing license.

The fee must be paid within 30 days, after which the matter will be forwarded to debt collection.

Fisheries supervision

The task of the fisheries inspector is to prevent violations and to ensure that

established fishing rules are followed. The supervisor wears a clearly visible service card.

The following rules apply to the fishing supervisor:

a) rules, list of fishing license sellers and identification must be brought
b) in the event of measures against illegal fishing, which involve the seizure of gear, these are handed over to the police authorities in Gullspång, Mariestad, Kristinehamn, Degerfors and Laxå respectively. The board is notified.
c) the sale of fishing licenses in connection with fishing supervision on the lake must not occur

The association's officials

Address:
Skagerrak FVO
c/o Johan Andersson, Vattenberg, 547 91 Gullspång
c/o Pia Hast, Varsundet, 548 92 Hova
Corporate registration number: 802600-9343

Bg 5510-8369

Supervisors

Johan Andersson 073 3819442
Markus Broholm 070 3621419
Ingvar Andersson 073 4262003
Patrick Forsberg

Contact persons:

Johan Andersson 073 3819442
Kenneth Skoog 070 5382584