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Frisksjön

southern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shoreline5 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 10 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus poorpaved road

Character of the water

Frisksjön lies in the south — a southern nutrient-rich lowland lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 7 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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.

Moderately deep (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 35 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~56 cm · can reach 56 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 12 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 28 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sarv fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 19 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Frisksjön

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

Every session at Frisksjön 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

  • Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Gustav Nilssonpike42 cm
  2. 2Heike Lindqvistroach16 cm
  3. 3Jonas Häggroach16 cm
  4. 4Mikko Norénsarv12 cm
  5. 5Emil Nyströmruffe7 cm
  6. 6Emil Lundruffe7 cm
Species records here
pike42 cmGustav Nilsson
roach16 cmJonas Hägg
sarv12 cmMikko Norén
ruffe7 cmEmil Nyström
The same water, for real