Borasjön
southern humic brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shoreline6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.1 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.9mesotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Borasjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. 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 — Borasjön 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 Borasjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 42 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 13 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 11 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 11 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
Fishing Borasjön
The species list of Borasjön runs to 6. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Borasjön 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
- 1Maria Åbergbream34 cm
- 2Ole Brandtruffe7 cm
- 3Emil Falkperch7 cm
- 4Ole Forsbergroach6 cm
- 5Axel Månssonruffe6 cm
- 6Per Häggruffe6 cm
Species records here
bream34 cmMaria Åberg
ruffe7 cmOle Brandt
perch7 cmEmil Falk
roach6 cmOle Forsberg
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