Gnöstasjön

southern mesotrophic stratified lake · 58°N

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clarity 4.0 mmax depth 7 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Gnöstasjön lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 4 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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 — Gnöstasjön 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 Gnöstasjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 25 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 19 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 22 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 18 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

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

Fishing Gnöstasjön

The species list of Gnöstasjön runs to 7. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Gnöstasjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Rickard Brandtburbot39 cm
2Jukka Weberpike19 cm
3Nils Åbergbream16 cm
4Per Schmidtperch15 cm
5Tomas Wikströmperch14 cm
6Kjell Dahlroach11 cm

Species records here

burbot39 cmRickard Brandt

pike19 cmJukka Weber

bream16 cmNils Åberg

perch14 cmTomas Wikström

roach11 cmKjell Dahl

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