Bjorsjön

mesotrophic stratified lake · 61°N

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clarity 4.8 mmax depth 11 mpH 5.6mesotrophicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Bjorsjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 5 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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.

Moderately deep (11 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bjorsjön 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 Bjorsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 41 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~67 cm · can reach 71 cm

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

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 38 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Regnbåge is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

Fishing Bjorsjön

The species list of Bjorsjön runs to 8. 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.

Every session at Bjorsjön 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

1Björn Strandpike54 cm
2Sara Fischerburbot28 cm
3Stefan Korhonentrout28 cm
4Tomas Wikströmtrout28 cm
5Johan Björkgrayling24 cm
6Axel Nieminengrayling23 cm

Species records here

pike54 cmBjörn Strand

trout28 cmStefan Korhonen

burbot28 cmSara Fischer

grayling24 cmJohan Björk

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