Bredsjön

southern clear oligotrophic deep lake · 58°N

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clarity 5.2 mmax depth 29 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Bredsjön lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic deep lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light. In summer a thermocline settles around 5 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (29 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bredsjön 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 Bredsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 45 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~29 cm · can reach 38 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 14 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~9 cm · can reach 15 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~40 cm · can reach 59 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 24 cm

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

nors fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 13 cm

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

sarv fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 14 cm

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

Fishing Bredsjön

The species list of Bredsjön runs to 8. 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.

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.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Erik Viklundburbot31 cm
2Heike Boströmpike11 cm
3Johan Rasksarv10 cm
4Heike Häggnors8 cm
5Kjell Krügerruffe8 cm
6Mats Häggruffe7 cm

Species records here

burbot31 cmErik Viklund

pike11 cmHeike Boström

sarv10 cmJohan Rask

nors8 cmHeike Hägg

ruffe7 cmMats Hägg

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