Filkesjön

southern humic brown tarn · 56°N

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clarity 3.4 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.6oligotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Filkesjön lies in the south — a southern 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.

Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

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

Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Filkesjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 48 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 53 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~82 cm · can reach 82 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~8 cm · can reach 14 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

mal fish

typically ~100 cm · can reach 250 cm

Mal 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 26 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

ruda fish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 21 cm

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

whitefish whitefish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 19 cm

Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 35 cm

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

Fishing Filkesjön

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

Every session at Filkesjön 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

1Maria Johansenperch21 cm
2Jukka Norénwhitefish15 cm
3Sören Dahlwhitefish14 cm
4Sara Norénroach14 cm
5Heike Häggwhitefish14 cm
6Stefan Brandtperch12 cm

Species records here

perch21 cmMaria Johansen

whitefish14 cmHeike Hägg

roach14 cmSara Norén

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