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Björksjön

northern acidified brown forest lake · 63°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 20 m14 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 1.2 mmax depth 20 mpH 4.6oligotrophic · humicstatus poorgravel road
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Character of the water

Björksjön lies in the cold north — a northern acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

The surroundings

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

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (20 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Björksjön 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 Björksjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 35 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
bream coarse fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 45 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~42 cm · can reach 64 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 11 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps grayling moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
havsoring-baltic fish
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps havsoring-baltic moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 39 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
salmon fish
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
In the murky light, salmon shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~25 cm · can reach 25 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 15 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
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.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~37 cm · can reach 37 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
stensimpa fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
Stensimpa works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Björksjön

The species list of Björksjön runs to 14. 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 Björksjön are alike.

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.
  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Andreas Petterssonsalmon55 cm
  2. 2Ole Weberål47 cm
  3. 3Mats Lindqvistpike34 cm
  4. 4Jonas Wikströmwhitefish28 cm
  5. 5Wolfgang Krügerroach19 cm
  6. 6Karl Boströmnors10 cm
Species records here
salmon55 cmAndreas Pettersson
ål47 cmOle Weber
pike34 cmMats Lindqvist
whitefish28 cmJonas Wikström
roach19 cmWolfgang Krüger
nors10 cmKarl Boström
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