Bösjön

clear oligotrophic forest lake · 61°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 17 m11 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 3.6 mmax depth 17 mpH 6.1oligotrophicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

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Character of the water

Bösjön lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 9 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

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

Moderately deep (17 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bösjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.

Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Bösjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

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

elritsa fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 12 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~28 cm · can reach 46 cm

In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~27 cm · can reach 35 cm

In the clear water Arctic char picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm

Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

stensimpa fish

typically ~6 cm · can reach 9 cm

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

Fishing Bösjön

The species list of Bösjön runs to 11. The predators — perch, pike and grayling — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Bösjön are alike.

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

1Jukka Vogelpike51 cm
2Anna Vainioburbot37 cm
3Jukka Norénperch22 cm
4Astrid Holmtrout22 cm
5Uwe Nilssonelritsa7 cm
6Elin Fischerelritsa7 cm

Species records here

pike51 cmJukka Vogel

burbot37 cmAnna Vainio

trout22 cmAstrid Holm

perch22 cmJukka Norén

elritsa7 cmUwe Nilsson

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