Furusjön

southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 57°N

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clarity 7.8 mmax depth 6 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Furusjön lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

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 — Furusjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Furusjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~5 cm · can reach 29 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

bream coarse fish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 39 cm

Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

pike predatory fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 62 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

ruffe perch family

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

roach coarse fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 17 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

Sutare lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Furusjön

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Furusjön, carried by ål, bream and ruffe. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Jukka Weberål54 cm
2Per Häggål45 cm
3Elin Strandburbot38 cm
4Oskar Åbergpike31 cm
5Torbjörn Petterssonpike30 cm
6Erik Sjöbergbream20 cm

Species records here

ål54 cmJukka Weber

burbot38 cmElin Strand

pike31 cmOskar Åberg

bream20 cmErik Sjöberg

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