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Älgsjön

humic brown tarn · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 1 m7 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 0.7 mmax depth 1 mpH 7.5eutrophic · humicstatus poorforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Älgsjön lies in central Sweden — a humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Shallow throughout (max 1 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Älgsjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.

  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Älgsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 28 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~48 cm · can reach 68 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 13 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Down on the bottom ruda sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
sutare fish
typically ~42 cm · can reach 46 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Älgsjön

Älgsjön holds 7 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ruffe, roach and ruda schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Älgsjön is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Axel Nyströmpike40 cm
  2. 2Per Nyströmburbot36 cm
  3. 3Hanna Petterssonsutare33 cm
  4. 4Erik Rasksutare32 cm
  5. 5Stefan Brandtruda16 cm
  6. 6Bjørn Boströmperch13 cm
Species records here
pike40 cmAxel Nyström
burbot36 cmPer Nyström
sutare32 cmErik Rask
ruda16 cmStefan Brandt
perch13 cmBjørn Boström
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish