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Falkasjön

nutrient-rich lowland lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 14 mreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 14 mpH 5.8eutrophicstatus poorforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Falkasjön lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (14 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Falkasjön

perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Falkasjön, carried by roach and bream. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.

Every session at Falkasjön 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

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

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Stefan Wikströmpike52 cm
  2. 2Heike Sundinpike50 cm
  3. 3Nils Viklundzander42 cm
  4. 4Axel Lindqvistzander42 cm
  5. 5Roland Schmidtzander40 cm
  6. 6Jukka Sandströmperch18 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmStefan Wikström
zander42 cmAxel Lindqvist
perch18 cmJukka Sandström
The same water, for real