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Buasjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 11 m2 species on recordsources & method
clarity 0.9 mmax depth 11 mpH 6.4eutrophic · humicstatus poorpaved road

Character of the water

Buasjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 8 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.

Moderately deep (11 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Buasjön 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 Buasjön

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.

Fishing Buasjön

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Buasjön. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Whoever fishes Buasjön 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.
  • Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Klaus Karlssonpike56 cm
  2. 2Mats Bergpike54 cm
  3. 3Mats Vainioperch19 cm
  4. 4Stefan Ekperch18 cm
  5. 5Henrik Nyströmperch18 cm
  6. 6Heike Lindqvistperch18 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmKlaus Karlsson
perch18 cmHeike Lindqvist
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