Gårdsjön
acidified forest lake · 59°N
clarity 4.9 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.4mesotrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Gårdsjön lies in central Sweden — a acidified forest lake. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.
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 — Gårdsjön 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 Gårdsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Fishing Gårdsjön
Gårdsjön holds 2 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Every session at Gårdsjön 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
- Acidified water yields few, hardy species.
The catch board
- 1Per Fischerpike54 cm
- 2Heike Boströmpike52 cm
- 3Kjell Falkpike49 cm
- 4Oskar Nilssonperch21 cm
- 5Kjell Bergperch19 cm
- 6Stefan Olofssonperch19 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmKjell Falk
perch19 cmStefan Olofsson
The same water, for real
