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Bockasjön

southern humic brown tarn · 58°N
clarity 2.0 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Bockasjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

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

Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bockasjön 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 Bockasjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

Fishing Bockasjön

The species list of Bockasjön runs to 2. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Bockasjön 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.

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. 1Axel Nilssonpike54 cm
  2. 2Heike Nilssonpike53 cm
  3. 3Fredrik Krügerpike52 cm
  4. 4Anna Nyströmpike51 cm
  5. 5Bjørn Bakkeperch20 cm
  6. 6Heike Wikströmperch18 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmAxel Nilsson
perch18 cmHeike Wikström
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