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Bysjön

northern humic brown forest lake · 63°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 22 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 22 mpH 6.5mesotrophic · humicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Bysjön 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 lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Large and deep (22 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bysjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Bysjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~27 cm · can reach 35 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~65 cm · can reach 92 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~11 cm · can reach 13 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 48 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 28 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
nors fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 9 cm
Nors roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Bysjön

Bysjön holds 6 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ruffe, roach and nors schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Whoever fishes Bysjön 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.
  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Sören Häggpike52 cm
  2. 2Björn Norénperch22 cm
  3. 3Ida Månssonperch20 cm
  4. 4Kjell Sjöbergroach16 cm
  5. 5Fredrik Boströmnors7 cm
  6. 6Uwe Nilssonnors6 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmSören Hägg
perch20 cmIda Månsson
roach16 cmKjell Sjöberg
nors6 cmUwe Nilsson
The same water, for real