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Översjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 18 msources & method
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 18 mpH 5.7mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Översjön 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 half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (18 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Översjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Översjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
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 Översjön

Översjön holds 3 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Every session at Översjön 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.
  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Sabine Vainiopike51 cm
  2. 2Nils Erikssonperch19 cm
  3. 3Fredrik Erikssonroach16 cm
  4. 4Heike Brandtroach15 cm
  5. 5Elin Strandroach15 cm
  6. 6Emil Lundroach15 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmSabine Vainio
perch19 cmNils Eriksson
roach15 cmEmil Lund
The same water, for real