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Bredvikssjön

northern humic brown forest lake · 63°N
Real lakereal shoreline3 species on recordsources & method
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 8 mpH 6.3eutrophic · humicstatus poorpaved road

Character of the water

Bredvikssjön lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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.

Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bredvikssjön 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 Bredvikssjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Down on the bottom ruda sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Bredvikssjön

Bredvikssjön holds 3 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and ruda schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Bredvikssjön regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.

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.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Maria Olofssonpike50 cm
  2. 2Karin Weberperch20 cm
  3. 3Ole Sandströmperch18 cm
  4. 4Klaus Olofssonperch18 cm
  5. 5Karl Raskruda17 cm
  6. 6Wolfgang Åbergruda15 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmMaria Olofsson
perch20 cmKarin Weber
ruda15 cmWolfgang Åberg
The same water, for real