Bökönasjön
southern mesotrophic lake · 57°N
clarity 3.0 mmax depth 2 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Bökönasjön lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Bökönasjön 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 Bökönasjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 44 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
björkna fish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 30 cm
Björkna lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
bream coarse fish
typically ~34 cm · can reach 34 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
pike predatory fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 35 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 16 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
mal fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 35 cm
In the clear water mal picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 22 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
sarv fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 24 cm
Here sarv lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
sutare fish
typically ~44 cm · can reach 44 cm
Sutare lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Bökönasjön
The species list of Bökönasjön runs to 9. 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 Bökönasjön 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.
The catch board
- 1Elin Eksutare33 cm
- 2Heike Lindqvistmal26 cm
- 3Roland Schmidtbjörkna18 cm
- 4Kjell Krügerperch13 cm
- 5Maria Holmroach12 cm
- 6Mikael Petterssonroach12 cm
Species records here
sutare33 cmElin Ek
mal26 cmHeike Lindqvist
björkna18 cmRoland Schmidt
perch13 cmKjell Krüger
roach12 cmMikael Pettersson
The same water, for real
