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Försjö

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 9 m4 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method
clarity 2.0 mmax depth 9 mpH 5.9mesotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Försjö lies in the south — a southern 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.

Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 42 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~51 cm · can reach 65 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 30 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~51 cm · can reach 56 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Försjö

Försjö holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach and sutare schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Försjö 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. 1Heike Fischerpike39 cm
  2. 2Bjørn Nyströmsutare39 cm
  3. 3Ida Boströmsutare38 cm
  4. 4Anders Karlssonperch12 cm
  5. 5Stefan Olofssonperch10 cm
  6. 6Jukka Sandströmperch10 cm
Species records here
sutare39 cmBjørn Nyström
pike39 cmHeike Fischer
perch12 cmAnders Karlsson
The same water, for real