Bockasjön
southern humic brown tarn · 58°N
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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
- 1Axel Nilssonpike54 cm
- 2Heike Nilssonpike53 cm
- 3Fredrik Krügerpike52 cm
- 4Anna Nyströmpike51 cm
- 5Bjørn Bakkeperch20 cm
- 6Heike Wikströmperch18 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmAxel Nilsson
perch18 cmHeike Wikström
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