Öjön
humic brown tarn · 63°N
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.7mesotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Öjön 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.
Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Öjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Öjön
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Fishing Öjön
Öjön holds 5 species, with pike, grayling and burbot at the top of the chain. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Every session at Öjön 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.
The catch board
- 1Tomas Ekpike53 cm
- 2Heike Korhonenburbot39 cm
- 3Karin Schmidttrout31 cm
- 4Karl SandströmArctic char29 cm
- 5Axel BoströmArctic char29 cm
- 6Lars Webertrout28 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmTomas Ek
burbot39 cmHeike Korhonen
Arctic char29 cmKarl Sandström
trout28 cmLars Weber
The same water, for real
