Dammsjön
mesotrophic lake · 60°N
clarity 3.4 mmax depth 16 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Dammsjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (16 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Dammsjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Dammsjön
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Dammsjön
The species list of Dammsjön runs to 1. sutare dominate here, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Every session at Dammsjön 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
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
The catch board
- 1Elin Hansensutare29 cm
- 2Elin Hedlundsutare29 cm
- 3Stefan Brandtsutare28 cm
- 4Astrid Holmsutare28 cm
- 5Mats Sjöbergsutare28 cm
- 6Lars Johansensutare27 cm
The same water, for real
