Översjön

clear oligotrophic deep lake · 60°N

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clarity 4.1 mmax depth 25 mpH 5.7oligotrophicstatus moderategravel road

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Character of the water

Översjön lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic deep lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 5 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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (25 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.
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 Översjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 39 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

pike predatory fish

typically ~71 cm · can reach 97 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

roach coarse fish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 29 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

nors fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

Nors cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

Fishing Översjön

Översjön holds 7 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ål, roach and nors 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

In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Gustav Åströmål45 cm
2Elin Sjöbergål45 cm
3Gustav Karlssonburbot37 cm
4Ole Björkroach21 cm
5Karl Norénroach19 cm
6Heike Häggnors11 cm

Species records here

ål45 cmGustav Åström

burbot37 cmGustav Karlsson

roach19 cmKarl Norén

nors11 cmHeike Hägg

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