Björkljustern

mesotrophic lake · 60°N

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clarity 3.1 mmax depth 3 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Björkljustern lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 31 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~50 cm · can reach 59 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~8 cm · can reach 13 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~41 cm · can reach 58 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 26 cm

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

nors fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 17 cm

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

whitefish whitefish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 28 cm

Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

Fishing Björkljustern

The species list of Björkljustern 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 Björkljustern 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

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Linnea Vogelpike38 cm
2Elin Viklundwhitefish17 cm
3Jonas Krügerroach13 cm
4Stefan Korhonenroach13 cm
5Gustav Raskruffe9 cm
6Jukka Schmidtruffe7 cm

Species records here

pike38 cmLinnea Vogel

whitefish17 cmElin Viklund

roach13 cmStefan Korhonen

ruffe7 cmJukka Schmidt

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