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Axamosjön

southern acidified brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 13 m5 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method
clarity 1.9 mmax depth 13 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Axamosjön lies in the south — a southern acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (13 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Axamosjön 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 Axamosjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~59 cm · can reach 90 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 12 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 28 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sutare fish
typically ~48 cm · can reach 52 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Axamosjön

Axamosjön holds 5 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and ruffe, roach and sutare schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Axamosjön 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.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Sören Häggpike48 cm
  2. 2Ole Boströmperch12 cm
  3. 3Stefan Wikströmperch12 cm
  4. 4Jonas Krügerroach10 cm
  5. 5Linnea Nieminenroach10 cm
  6. 6Roland Olofssonruffe7 cm
Species records here
pike48 cmSören Hägg
perch12 cmStefan Wikström
roach10 cmJonas Krüger
ruffe7 cmRoland Olofsson
The same water, for real