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Gransjön

northern mesotrophic stratified lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shoreline4 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method
clarity 3.2 mmax depth 11 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Gransjön lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 5 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Gransjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Gransjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 34 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.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

Fishing Gransjön

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Gransjön. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Gransjön 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
  1. 1Torbjörn Schmidtpike53 cm
  2. 2Rickard Åbergpike50 cm
  3. 3Astrid Häggtrout29 cm
  4. 4Maria Ekgrayling25 cm
  5. 5Sabine Schmidtperch17 cm
  6. 6Karl Raskperch16 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmRickard Åberg
trout29 cmAstrid Hägg
grayling25 cmMaria Ek
perch17 cmSabine Schmidt
The same water, for real