Furusjön

southern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 57°N

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clarity 1.1 mmax depth 12 mpH 6.2eutrophicstatus poorpaved road

Character of the water

Furusjön lies in the south — a southern nutrient-rich lowland lake.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Furusjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Furusjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

Roach 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.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm

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

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

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

Fishing Furusjön

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

Whoever fishes Furusjön 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

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Karin Ekpike50 cm
2Gustav Nilssonsutare30 cm
3Sören Björkwhitefish24 cm
4Hanna Brandtperch18 cm
5Jukka Sandströmperch18 cm
6Henrik Ekvendace14 cm

Species records here

pike50 cmKarin Ek

sutare30 cmGustav Nilsson

whitefish24 cmSören Björk

perch18 cmHanna Brandt

vendace14 cmHenrik Ek

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