Bredsjön

clear oligotrophic forest lake · 60°N

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clarity 2.8 mmax depth 3 mpH 6.3oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road

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Character of the water

Bredsjön lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake.

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 — Bredsjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Bredsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 44 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm

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

elritsa fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 9 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 57 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

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

id fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~33 cm · can reach 43 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the clear water Arctic char picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~46 cm · can reach 46 cm

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

vendace whitefish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 19 cm

Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

stäm fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm

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

stensimpa fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm

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

Fishing Bredsjön

Bredsjön holds 15 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and bream, elritsa and id schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Bredsjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Lars Weberwhitefish36 cm
2Jürgen Häggtrout30 cm
3Astrid Vainiotrout28 cm
4Björn Boströmgrayling26 cm
5Ida Månssongrayling24 cm
6Elin Åbergvendace12 cm

Species records here

whitefish36 cmLars Weber

trout28 cmAstrid Vainio

grayling26 cmBjörn Boström

vendace12 cmElin Åberg

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