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Östra Sorrödssjön

southern humic brown tarn · 56°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 4 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.8eutrophic · humicstatus poorpaved road

Character of the water

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

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.

Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 37 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 47 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~80 cm · can reach 80 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 29 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sarv fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 19 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps sarv moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sutare fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 45 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Östra Sorrödssjön

Östra Sorrödssjön holds 6 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and bream, roach and sarv schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Östra Sorrödssjön 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Ole Forsbergsutare37 cm
  2. 2Mats Lindqvistsutare35 cm
  3. 3Axel Lehmannroach11 cm
  4. 4Elin Nieminenroach11 cm
  5. 5Klaus Karlssonperch8 cm
  6. 6Heike Fischerperch8 cm
Species records here
sutare35 cmMats Lindqvist
roach11 cmElin Nieminen
perch8 cmHeike Fischer
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