Bjurfors Ö Dämmområde
northern mesotrophic lake · 64°N
clarity 3.0 mmax depth 3 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Bjurfors Ö Dämmområde lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Bjurfors Ö Dämmområde 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 Bjurfors Ö Dämmområde
perch predatory fish
typically ~24 cm · can reach 27 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
pike predatory fish
typically ~44 cm · can reach 64 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
ruffe perch family
typically ~17 cm · can reach 19 cm
Ruffe holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
grayling fish
typically ~43 cm · can reach 43 cm
Here grayling lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~36 cm · can reach 48 cm
Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
roach coarse fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 25 cm
Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
trout salmonids
typically ~41 cm · can reach 48 cm
Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~31 cm · can reach 47 cm
Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.
stäm fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
Stäm moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
Fishing Bjurfors Ö Dämmområde
The species list of Bjurfors Ö Dämmområde runs to 9. 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.
Whoever fishes Bjurfors Ö Dämmområde regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
The catch board
- 1Elin Viklundgrayling40 cm
- 2Per Sundintrout35 cm
- 3Maria Holmtrout31 cm
- 4Jürgen Hansenwhitefish25 cm
- 5Oskar Hedlundroach17 cm
- 6Roland Holmstäm14 cm
Species records here
grayling40 cmElin Viklund
trout31 cmMaria Holm
whitefish25 cmJürgen Hansen
roach17 cmOskar Hedlund
stäm14 cmRoland Holm
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