Försjön
southern mesotrophic lake · 58°N
clarity 2.9 mmax depth 3 mpH 6.2mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Försjön lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Försjön 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 Försjön
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.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Försjön
The species list of Försjön runs to 4. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
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.
The catch board
- 1Astrid Vainiopike52 cm
- 2Linnea Vogelpike51 cm
- 3Tomas Wikströmpike50 cm
- 4Anna Wagnersutare29 cm
- 5Axel Forsbergwhitefish27 cm
- 6Roland Holmperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmTomas Wikström
sutare29 cmAnna Wagner
whitefish27 cmAxel Forsberg
perch18 cmRoland Holm
The same water, for real
