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Galtasjön

southern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 11 m3 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 11 mpH 6.9eutrophicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

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

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (11 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Galtasjön 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 Galtasjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 24 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~26 cm · can reach 39 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~40 cm · can reach 66 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

Fishing Galtasjön

Galtasjön holds 3 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and bream schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Galtasjön 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

  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Per Nyströmpike38 cm
  2. 2Per Krügerpike34 cm
  3. 3Sabine Krügerpike33 cm
  4. 4Lars Strandpike32 cm
  5. 5Per Holmperch14 cm
  6. 6Anna Häggperch13 cm
Species records here
pike33 cmSabine Krüger
perch13 cmAnna Hägg
The same water, for real