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Borrabosjön

southern humic brown tarn · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 4 mpH 5.6oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Borrabosjön 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 (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Borrabosjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Borrabosjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

Fishing Borrabosjön

The species list of Borrabosjön 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.

Every session at Borrabosjön 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.

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. 1Per Nyströmpike53 cm
  2. 2Erik Raskpike53 cm
  3. 3Stefan Falkpike49 cm
  4. 4Heike Holmpike49 cm
  5. 5Mats Krügerperch19 cm
  6. 6Gustav Schmidtperch18 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmHeike Holm
perch18 cmGustav Schmidt
The same water, for real