Älgsjön
mesotrophic lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 18 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 4.2 mmax depth 18 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Älgsjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (18 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Älgsjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 ~12 cm · can reach 36 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Elritsa moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~51 cm · can reach 51 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
Fishing Älgsjön
The species list of Älgsjön runs to 6. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
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
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
The catch board
- 1Eva Nyströmål46 cm
- 2Ole Boströmål46 cm
- 3Björn Falkpike39 cm
- 4Axel Månssonperch11 cm
- 5Karin Erikssonelritsa7 cm
- 6Stefan Strandelritsa6 cm
Species records here
ål46 cmEva Nyström
pike39 cmBjörn Falk
perch11 cmAxel Månsson
elritsa7 cmKarin Eriksson
The same water, for real
