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Abborresjön

southern humic brown tarn · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.0 mmax depth 3 mpH 5.8mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Abborresjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. 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.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Abborresjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Abborresjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Abborresjön

The species list of Abborresjön runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Abborresjön 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Jonas Wikströmpike49 cm
  2. 2Stefan Falkperch20 cm
  3. 3Maria Olofssonperch19 cm
  4. 4Per Schmidtroach16 cm
  5. 5Maria Häggroach15 cm
  6. 6Torbjörn Lundroach15 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmJonas Wikström
perch19 cmMaria Olofsson
roach15 cmMaria Hägg
The same water, for real