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Älgsjön

humic brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 7 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.8mesotrophic · 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 forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 5 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

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

Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Älgsjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 ~11 cm · can reach 43 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~49 cm · can reach 92 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~14 cm · can reach 19 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 30 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sarv fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 36 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~51 cm · can reach 56 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Älgsjön

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Älgsjön, carried by ruffe, roach and sarv. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

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.
  • Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Erik Viklundpike42 cm
  2. 2Heike Sundinpike39 cm
  3. 3Elin Hedlundpike39 cm
  4. 4Linnea Häggruffe14 cm
  5. 5Magnus Brandtsarv12 cm
  6. 6Wolfgang Korhonenperch11 cm
Species records here
pike39 cmHeike Sundin
ruffe14 cmLinnea Hägg
sarv12 cmMagnus Brandt
perch11 cmWolfgang Korhonen
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