Djupedalssjön
southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 58°N
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 17 mpH 6.9oligotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Djupedalssjön lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (17 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Djupedalssjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Djupedalssjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the clear water zander picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Djupedalssjön
perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Djupedalssjön, carried by roach, bream and ruffe. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Whoever fishes Djupedalssjön 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
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
The catch board
- 1Jürgen Åströmzander53 cm
- 2Jonas Krügerperch23 cm
- 3Fredrik Sundinperch20 cm
- 4Björn Falkperch18 cm
- 5Nils Viklundroach15 cm
- 6Elin Sjöbergruffe11 cm
Species records here
zander53 cmJürgen Åström
perch20 cmFredrik Sundin
roach15 cmNils Viklund
ruffe11 cmElin Sjöberg
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