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Ältebosjön

humic brown forest lake · 61°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 7 m10 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.6eutrophic · humicstatus poorpaved road
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Character of the water

Ältebosjön 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 6 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Ältebosjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Ältebosjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 29 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
björkna fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
Down on the bottom björkna sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 80 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 12 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
zander predatory fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 50 cm
In the murky light, zander shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 25 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ruda fish
typically ~34 cm · can reach 36 cm
Down on the bottom ruda sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
sarv fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 30 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps sarv moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Ältebosjön

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

Every session at Ältebosjön 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.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Tomas Ekpike44 cm
  2. 2Sören Lundzander27 cm
  3. 3Mikko Brandtbjörkna15 cm
  4. 4Jürgen Nilssonbjörkna14 cm
  5. 5Jonas Johansensarv12 cm
  6. 6Kjell Krügerperch9 cm
Species records here
pike44 cmTomas Ek
zander27 cmSören Lund
björkna14 cmJürgen Nilsson
sarv12 cmJonas Johansen
perch9 cmKjell Krüger
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