Baksjön
northern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 64°N
clarity 1.5 mmax depth 13 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus poorforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Baksjön lies in the cold north — a northern nutrient-rich lowland lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (13 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Baksjön 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 Baksjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps id moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
löja fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps löja moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
regnbåge fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, regnbåge shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
Fishing Baksjön
perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Baksjön, carried by bream, id and löja. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
Whoever fishes Baksjön 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
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Rickard Brandtregnbåge30 cm
- 2Kjell Sjöbergtrout29 cm
- 3Torbjörn Karlssontrout28 cm
- 4Nils Erikssonwhitefish26 cm
- 5Ida Månssonperch18 cm
- 6Hanna Petterssonlöja11 cm
Species records here
regnbåge30 cmRickard Brandt
trout28 cmTorbjörn Karlsson
whitefish26 cmNils Eriksson
perch18 cmIda Månsson
löja11 cmHanna Pettersson
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