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Bysjön

southern humic brown tarn · 58°N
Real lakereal shoreline7 species on recordsources & method
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 6 mpH 6.1mesotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Bysjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. 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 (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Bysjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • 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 ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sarv fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

Fishing Bysjön

Bysjön holds 7 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and roach, sarv and vendace schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Bysjön 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Kjell Olofssonpike53 cm
  2. 2Sören Björkburbot37 cm
  3. 3Per Nieminenperch18 cm
  4. 4Karl Sandströmperch18 cm
  5. 5Henrik Forsbergroach16 cm
  6. 6Sören Häggvendace15 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmKjell Olofsson
burbot37 cmSören Björk
perch18 cmKarl Sandström
roach16 cmHenrik Forsberg
vendace15 cmSören Hägg
The same water, for real