Trolling only on the public waters of Lake Vänern.

Competition time 2025-05-17 -- 2026-05-10. The results will be "darkened" from 2026-04-19 so we get some excitement at the end....

The registration fee must be paid no later than the calendar day before the first registration. Of the registration fee of 600 SEK, 500 SEK goes to smolt!

One login per team captain, free number of fellow anglers. The team captain must always be in place in the boat when fishing, it does not matter who in the boat has trolled the fish in question, trolling is teamwork! You can of course add the names of your "regular" teammates when registering, the posing pictures will be more fun then. You can also add a participant whom you name "no name".

Free Vänerhamn

Score calculation: The total length of the team's longest salmon + longest trout + longest pike-perch.

Minimum dimensions (salmon and trout): Minimum dimensions for finned/farmed salmon and finned/farmed trout are 62cm with "unclipped" tail fin and closed mouth, the fish must lie straight on the measuring board. Wild/unfinned salmon and trout are protected and therefore may not be reported.

Minimum dimensions (zander): Minimum dimensions for pike-perch are 50cm with an "unclamped" tail fin and closed mouth, the fish must lie straight on the measuring board.

Score calculation: The length of each fish is rounded down to the nearest whole cm. All three species give 1 point per cm.

If two or more teams get the same final score, the team that got its final score first, i.e. the one that was fastest in registering the last scoring species in its "big three", wins.

The same principle applies to the species winner, if two or more teams have the same length of their longest fish in a species, the team that registered their fish first wins.

Reporting: All reporting takes place in the app"Fishy Live”", reporting should be done as soon as the fish is caught and out on the lake. You can "upgrade" in the respective species when you have caught a longer fish.

NOTE - make sure you have the latest version of the app!!! - NOTE

In the app (at least) two pictures must be submitted (per fish). The fish must be fed and reported out on the lake.

The measuring board should be equipped with a folding rule that rests against the "stop", the entire folding rule should be visible on the measurement image.

Don't forget to scan your salmon in port, there are scanners in most popular Vänern ports - the information is important for the management of Lake Vänern!

1, Fish against measuring board (measuring board not provided) where you can clearly see the entire length of the fish. The measuring board should lie flat and be provided with a ”stop”. The fish’s nose should lie against the ”stop” with its mouth closed. The fish should lie with its head to the left and its belly down, it should be possible to see that the adipose fin, on salmon and trout, is cut in the picture. The fish should lie straight on the measuring board.

As "measurement decals" vary, the measuring board should be supplemented with a folding rule, whole The folding rule should be visible in the picture, the folding rule should rest against the "stop".

All fish must lie straight on the measuring board with their mouth closed and their tail fin "not pinched"..

Salmon and trout must be killed before measurement, if a spawning colored fish is caught it is ok to return it.

Zander may be released so it may therefore be "held down" against the measuring board, but the pike-perch's mouth must also be closed and the tail fin must not be pinched.

2, Posing picture on fish and trapper.

3, Any image 

Enter "buddy fishing": If the captain of team #1 is out trolling with the captain of team #2 in team #2's boat, each fish caught can only be registered in one of the teams. For example, if a large trout of 85cm and a large salmon of 92cm are caught, both of these fish can either be registered on team #1, or on team #2. Alternatively, the trout is registered on team #1 and the salmon on team #2 or vice versa. Exactly how you register the catch when "buddy fishing" is up to you, but MAXIMUM ONE REGISTRATION PER CATCHED FISH!

Award ceremony: Announced on the competition's social media. Gift certificates for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and gift certificates for the largest fish in each species. The raffle prize, which will be drawn among the teams that have reported approved fish in all three species, will be announced shortly.

Exclusion: Competition participants who violate the competition regulations or current regulations for fishing and shipping will be excluded from the competition. The competition management has the right to inspect participating boats for reasons of safety, gear and catching and possibly refuse participation in the competition.

Competition management: Competition leader: Fredrik Andersson, Bitr. Competition manager: Sten-Gunnar Steénson

Other provisions: Salmon and trout reported in the app must be killed, this is so that "catch and release" of salmonids can be carried out as quickly and gently as possible. Both measuring and photographing against a measuring board and taking a posing photo of the catcher and fish is not to be considered as quick and gentle. (NB - fish with a game color may be returned)

Pikeperch can be released, but be careful not to subject a pikeperch to too much stress if you are going to release it. Pikeperch is an excellent food fish, so why not take the opportunity to enjoy the pikeperch on the dinner table if you catch a nice food fish!

Bait limit: 10 baits per boat.

The competition area is the entire Lake Vänern on public water, please note any special rules in nature parks, such as Djurö. The only approved fishing method is trolling. 

Clarification regarding trolling vs. float trolling

Float trolling is an approved method provided that:

1, The bait fish is dead.

2, The boat must be propelled with a motor (electric motor or internal combustion engine), the boat must not stand still as this is a trolling competition, not a fishing competition.

It doesn't matter if a dead bait fish is in a bait head where the line is attached to a paravan/planerboard line clamp and is pulled forward slowly after a boat or if the dead bait fish is attached to a hook tackle where the line is attached to a float and is slowly pulled forward after a boat.

Keep in mind that the zander is protected in some areas in the spring,

ATTENTION! Planner board must be equipped with flags, Ghost screens and the like may be used without flags but with the observance of caution. Even floats may be used without flags but with the observance of caution.

The rules may be adjusted during the competition period if the need arises.

Thank you for you is participating and contributing to more smolt in Lake Vänern!

The smolt is set at Kinnekulle Camping in Kinneviken, Lake Vänern.

SHIT FISHING ON YOU ALL!