Edssjön

humic brown tarn · 60°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 5 m11 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 1.4 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.4eutrophic · humicstatus poorpaved road

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Character of the water

Edssjön lies in central Sweden — a 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 (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Edssjön 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 Edssjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~9 cm · can reach 40 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

asp fish

typically ~51 cm · can reach 51 cm

Asp hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

björkna fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 29 cm

Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

bream coarse fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 49 cm

Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 62 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~9 cm · can reach 15 cm

Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

zander predatory fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 63 cm

Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

roach coarse fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 34 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

ruda fish

typically ~36 cm · can reach 38 cm

Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

sarv fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 18 cm

Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

sutare fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 47 cm

Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Edssjön

The species list of Edssjön runs to 11. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Edssjön are alike.

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.
Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Petra Olofssonpike35 cm
2Emil Brandtzander14 cm
3Wolfgang Nyströmbream11 cm
4Stefan Brandtbream10 cm
5Mikael Björkroach10 cm
6Johan Karlssonruffe7 cm

Species records here

pike35 cmPetra Olofsson

zander14 cmEmil Brandt

bream10 cmStefan Brandt

roach10 cmMikael Björk

ruffe7 cmJohan Karlsson

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish