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Gärdsjön

northern humic brown forest lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shoreline5 species on recordsources & method →
clarity 1.9 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.0oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
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Character of the water

Gärdsjön lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. 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 (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Gärdsjön 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 Gärdsjön

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.
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.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

Fishing Gärdsjön

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Gärdsjön, carried by roach and whitefish. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Gärdsjön 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. 1Elin Strandpike49 cm
  2. 2Ole Boströmwhitefish26 cm
  3. 3Axel Boströmwhitefish25 cm
  4. 4Jonas Wagnerwhitefish25 cm
  5. 5Lars Holmperch18 cm
  6. 6Magnus Brandtroach14 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmElin Strand
whitefish25 cmJonas Wagner
perch18 cmLars Holm
roach14 cmMagnus Brandt
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