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Bredbysjön

northern humic brown tarn · 64°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.5 mmax depth 3 mpH 5.8mesotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Bredbysjön lies in the cold north — a northern 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.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bredbysjön 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 Bredbysjön

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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Bredbysjön

Bredbysjön holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Bredbysjön 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. 1Karin Schmidtpike52 cm
  2. 2Uwe Nilssonpike51 cm
  3. 3Stefan Brandtpike50 cm
  4. 4Heike Lindqvistroach14 cm
  5. 5Wolfgang Åbergroach14 cm
  6. 6Mikko Holmruffe9 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmStefan Brandt
roach14 cmHeike Lindqvist
ruffe9 cmMikko Holm
The same water, for real