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Flinssjön

humic brown tarn · 60°N
Real lakereal shoreline16 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 1.2 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.6oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
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Character of the water

Flinssjön lies in central Sweden — a humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

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

Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Flinssjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Flinssjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 43 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
björkna fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~25 cm · can reach 35 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~92 cm · can reach 92 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 10 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~27 cm · can reach 27 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps grayling moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
id fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 13 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps id moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
ruda fish
typically ~36 cm · can reach 36 cm
Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
sarv fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 27 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
sutare fish
typically ~4 cm · can reach 4 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Flinssjön

Flinssjön holds 16 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and björkna, bream and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Flinssjön 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
  1. 1Kjell Hedlundbream20 cm
  2. 2Per Holmroach11 cm
  3. 3Bjørn Boströmperch11 cm
  4. 4Jonas Häggperch11 cm
  5. 5Kjell Karlssonid10 cm
  6. 6Torbjörn Lundsutare4 cm
Species records here
bream20 cmKjell Hedlund
perch11 cmBjørn Boström
roach11 cmPer Holm
id10 cmKjell Karlsson
sutare4 cmTorbjörn Lund
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish