Östra Sundsjön

nutrient-rich lowland lake · 60°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 24 m5 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 2.3 mmax depth 24 mpH 6.2eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Östra Sundsjön lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.

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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (24 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Östra Sundsjön 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 Sundsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Östra Sundsjön

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Östra Sundsjön, carried by ål and roach. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.

Every session at Östra Sundsjön 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

In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Emil Nyströmål47 cm
2Fredrik Björkål45 cm
3Magnus Fischerburbot39 cm
4Per Krügerburbot37 cm
5Sabine Vogelperch18 cm
6Nils Åbergroach14 cm

Species records here

ål45 cmFredrik Björk

burbot39 cmMagnus Fischer

perch18 cmSabine Vogel

roach14 cmNils Åberg

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