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Björkesjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 10 m7 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 10 mpH 6.6oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateno road · 50 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Björkesjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Björkesjön 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 Björkesjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
karp fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 95 cm
Down on the bottom karp sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Björkesjön

The species list of Björkesjön runs to 7. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Björkesjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Ole Forsbergpike52 cm
  2. 2Karin Schmidtpike51 cm
  3. 3Jukka Åbergburbot45 cm
  4. 4Rickard Olofssonburbot40 cm
  5. 5Elin Åbergburbot36 cm
  6. 6Emil Brandtroach16 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmOle Forsberg
burbot45 cmJukka Åberg
roach16 cmEmil Brandt
The same water, for real
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