Bällsjön

southern humic brown tarn · 58°N

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Character of the water

Bällsjön 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.

Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bällsjön 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 Bällsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~10 cm · can reach 40 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

björkna fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 38 cm

Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

bream coarse fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 40 cm

Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~60 cm · can reach 60 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~7 cm · can reach 9 cm

Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

roach coarse fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 23 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

sarv fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 12 cm

Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

sutare fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 7 cm

Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Bällsjön

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Bällsjön, carried by björkna, bream and ruffe. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Whoever fishes Bällsjön 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.

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

1Oskar Häggbjörkna15 cm
2Björn Falkroach12 cm
3Elin Månssonperch9 cm
4Heike Sjöbergsarv8 cm
5Magnus Rasksarv8 cm
6Jonas Wikströmsarv8 cm

Species records here

björkna15 cmOskar Hägg

roach12 cmBjörn Falk

perch9 cmElin Månsson

sarv8 cmMagnus Rask

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