Fjälsjön
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 63°N
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 2 mpH 5.6eutrophicstatus poorgravel road
Character of the water
Fjälsjön 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.
Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Fjälsjön 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 Fjälsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
stensimpa fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
Down on the bottom stensimpa sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
Fishing Fjälsjön
perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Fjälsjön, carried by whitefish and stensimpa. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
Whoever fishes Fjälsjön regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Hanna ÅströmArctic char32 cm
- 2Ida Rasktrout28 cm
- 3Eva Nyströmperch18 cm
- 4Magnus Lehmannstensimpa8 cm
- 5Heike Holmstensimpa6 cm
- 6Oskar Häggstensimpa6 cm
Species records here
Arctic char32 cmHanna Åström
trout28 cmIda Rask
perch18 cmEva Nyström
stensimpa6 cmHeike Holm
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