Öjsjön
southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 58°N
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clarity 5.0 mmax depth 10 mpH 6.2oligotrophicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Öjsjön lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 7 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 (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Öjsjön 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 Öjsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 35 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~65 cm · can reach 67 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 10 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
roach coarse fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 18 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
nors fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 12 cm
Nors cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.
vendace whitefish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 24 cm
Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.
stensimpa fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 10 cm
Stensimpa lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Öjsjön
perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Öjsjön, carried by ruffe, roach and nors. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Whoever fishes Öjsjön regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.
The catch board
- 1Jonas Krügerpike51 cm
- 2Axel Nilssonpike50 cm
- 3Jürgen Schmidtperch21 cm
- 4Sara Fischerroach13 cm
- 5Hanna Petterssonnors9 cm
- 6Heike Lindqviststensimpa6 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmAxel Nilsson
perch21 cmJürgen Schmidt
roach13 cmSara Fischer
nors9 cmHanna Pettersson
stensimpa6 cmHeike Lindqvist
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