Övre Kvarnsjön
clear oligotrophic forest lake · 60°N
clarity 2.3 mmax depth 9 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodno road · 50 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Övre Kvarnsjön lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.
Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Övre Kvarnsjön 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 Övre Kvarnsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
Fishing Övre Kvarnsjön
perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Övre Kvarnsjön, carried by roach. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Whoever fishes Övre Kvarnsjön 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
- 1Tomas Wikströmpike50 cm
- 2Rickard Brandtpike49 cm
- 3Roland Sandströmpike49 cm
- 4Oskar Nilssonperch20 cm
- 5Björn Boströmperch18 cm
- 6Rickard Lundperch18 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmRoland Sandström
perch18 cmBjörn Boström
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