Bornsjön

mesotrophic stratified lake · 59°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 18 m12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 4.7 mmax depth 18 mpH 7.4mesotrophicstatus moderategravel road

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Character of the water

Bornsjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 9 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

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

Large and deep (18 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bornsjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Bornsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 47 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

björkna fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 32 cm

Björkna holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

bream coarse fish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 39 cm

Bream holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

pike predatory fish

typically ~53 cm · can reach 83 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

ruffe perch family

typically ~10 cm · can reach 14 cm

Ruffe holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

löja fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 18 cm

Here löja lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

roach coarse fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 27 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

nors fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 17 cm

Nors holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

sarv fish

typically ~27 cm · can reach 31 cm

Sarv moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

sutare fish

typically ~42 cm · can reach 50 cm

Sutare holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

Fishing Bornsjön

The species list of Bornsjön runs to 12. 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.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Bornsjön are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Nils Viklundburbot36 cm
2Eva Viklundsarv20 cm
3Björn Falknors12 cm
4Oskar Hedlundlöja12 cm
5Elin Viklundruffe11 cm
6Karin Johansenruffe8 cm

Species records here

burbot36 cmNils Viklund

sarv20 cmEva Viklund

löja12 cmOskar Hedlund

nors12 cmBjörn Falk

ruffe11 cmElin Viklund

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish