Österbysjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N

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clarity 1.1 mmax depth 7 mpH 7.0oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateno road · 50 min for the last stretch

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Character of the water

Österbysjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

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

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 43 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

pike predatory fish

typically ~56 cm · can reach 56 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~9 cm · can reach 14 cm

Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 26 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

sutare fish

typically ~57 cm · can reach 57 cm

Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Österbysjön

Österbysjön holds 7 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ruffe, roach and sutare schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Österbysjön are alike.

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

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Torbjörn Häggsutare43 cm
2Ole Krügerpike42 cm
3Magnus Johansenburbot39 cm
4Ida Noréntrout28 cm
5Hanna Åströmroach17 cm
6Bjørn Falkroach14 cm

Species records here

sutare43 cmTorbjörn Hägg

pike42 cmOle Krüger

burbot39 cmMagnus Johansen

trout28 cmIda Norén

roach17 cmHanna Åström

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish