Övre Milsbosjön

mesotrophic stratified lake · 60°N

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clarity 2.7 mmax depth 2 mpH 7.1mesotrophicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Övre Milsbosjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 9 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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.

Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Övre Milsbosjön 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 Övre Milsbosjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 43 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 37 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 54 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

ruffe perch family

typically ~8 cm · can reach 11 cm

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

zander predatory fish

typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm

Zander is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

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

id fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

roach coarse fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 27 cm

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

nors fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

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

ruda fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm

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

sarv fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm

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

sutare fish

typically ~43 cm · can reach 43 cm

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

Fishing Övre Milsbosjön

Övre Milsbosjön holds 13 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and bream, ruffe and id schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Övre Milsbosjön 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

Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Klaus Strandzander46 cm
2Karin Nilssonzander45 cm
3Rickard Åbergsarv15 cm
4Emil Wagnerruda15 cm
5Petra Månssonruffe7 cm
6Anna Blomruffe6 cm

Species records here

zander45 cmKarin Nilsson

sarv15 cmRickard Åberg

ruda15 cmEmil Wagner

ruffe7 cmPetra Månsson

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