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Försjön

southern acidified brown forest lake · 57°N
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clarity 1.2 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus poorforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Försjön lies in the south — a southern acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Försjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Försjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
mal fish
typically ~100 cm · can reach 250 cm
In the murky light, mal shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Försjön

Försjön holds 7 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ål, ruffe and mal schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Försjön 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.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Ole Webermal84 cm
  2. 2Johan Björkål57 cm
  3. 3Magnus Brandtål45 cm
  4. 4Kjell Karlssonburbot38 cm
  5. 5Johan Raskburbot36 cm
  6. 6Stefan Korhonenburbot36 cm
Species records here
mal84 cmOle Weber
ål45 cmMagnus Brandt
burbot38 cmKjell Karlsson
The same water, for real
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