Glombosjön
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 62°N
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 8 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Glombosjön lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Glombosjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Glombosjön
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
salmon fish
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
In the murky light, salmon shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
regnbåge fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, regnbåge shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
stäm fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
Stäm grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
Fishing Glombosjön
pike, salmon and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Glombosjön, carried by ål, regnbåge and ruda. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
Whoever fishes Glombosjön 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
- 1Astrid Holmpike57 cm
- 2Wolfgang Krügerpike50 cm
- 3Karin EkArctic char30 cm
- 4Jonas Krügertrout30 cm
- 5Mikael Nieminenruda19 cm
- 6Linnea Karlssonruda17 cm
Species records here
pike57 cmAstrid Holm
Arctic char30 cmKarin Ek
trout30 cmJonas Krüger
ruda17 cmLinnea Karlsson
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