Överudssjön

humic brown forest lake · 59°N

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clarity 1.0 mmax depth 8 mpH 5.6eutrophic · humicstatus poorgravel road

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Character of the water

Överudssjön lies in central Sweden — a 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.

Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Överudssjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.

Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Överudssjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~9 cm · can reach 39 cm

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

björkna fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 34 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 47 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~61 cm · can reach 101 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 13 cm

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

zander predatory fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 78 cm

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

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 ~15 cm · can reach 31 cm

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

ruda fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 36 cm

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

sarv fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 33 cm

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

Fishing Överudssjön

perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Överudssjön, carried by björkna, bream and ruffe. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Whoever fishes Överudssjön 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

1Linnea Nieminenzander31 cm
2Anna Vainiobream16 cm
3Ida Sundinsarv14 cm
4Andreas Petterssonroach12 cm
5Gustav Schmidtperch9 cm
6Jonas Krügerruffe7 cm

Species records here

zander31 cmLinnea Nieminen

bream16 cmAnna Vainio

sarv14 cmIda Sundin

roach12 cmAndreas Pettersson

perch9 cmGustav Schmidt

ruffe7 cmJonas Krüger

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