Övre Fjätsjön

clear oligotrophic forest lake · 62°N

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clarity 4.1 mmax depth 6 mpH 6.4oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Övre Fjätsjön lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 1 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.

Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Övre Fjätsjön 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 Övre Fjätsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 42 cm

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

elritsa fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 9 cm

Here elritsa lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

pike predatory fish

typically ~59 cm · can reach 80 cm

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

grayling fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 54 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 71 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

Fishing Övre Fjätsjön

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Övre Fjätsjön, carried by elritsa, roach and whitefish. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Whoever fishes Övre Fjätsjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Emil Falkpike46 cm
2Nils Åbergburbot39 cm
3Elin Strandtrout31 cm
4Karin Erikssongrayling28 cm
5Jonas Wikströmwhitefish24 cm
6Mikko Forsbergroach15 cm

Species records here

pike46 cmEmil Falk

burbot39 cmNils Åberg

trout31 cmElin Strand

grayling28 cmKarin Eriksson

whitefish24 cmJonas Wikström

roach15 cmMikko Forsberg

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