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Björnsjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shoreline1 species on recordsources & method
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.0oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Björnsjön 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 (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Björnsjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.

  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Björnsjön

ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Björnsjön

The species list of Björnsjön runs to 1. ål dominate here, 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 Björnsjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Sabine Sjöbergål61 cm
  2. 2Elin Strandål53 cm
  3. 3Per Nyströmål47 cm
  4. 4Ole Forsbergål46 cm
  5. 5Karin Schmidtål46 cm
  6. 6Sören Häggål45 cm
The same water, for real