Bjursjön
mesotrophic lake · 60°N
clarity 2.4 mmax depth 11 mpH 6.7mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Bjursjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (11 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Bjursjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Bjursjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
Fishing Bjursjön
The species list of Bjursjön runs to 4. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Every session at Bjursjön 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
- 1Per Fischerpike49 cm
- 2Karin Ekperch18 cm
- 3Rickard Lundperch18 cm
- 4Oskar Wagnerperch18 cm
- 5Jürgen Hansenroach14 cm
- 6Ole Forsbergruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmPer Fischer
perch18 cmOskar Wagner
roach14 cmJürgen Hansen
ruffe10 cmOle Forsberg
The same water, for real
