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Grytsjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 12 m4 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.5 mmax depth 12 mpH 6.1mesotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Grytsjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Grytsjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Grytsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 40 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~47 cm · can reach 47 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 11 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 29 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Grytsjön

Grytsjön holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and ruffe and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Grytsjön are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Magnus Lehmannpike44 cm
  2. 2Karl Petterssonpike35 cm
  3. 3Elin Ekpike35 cm
  4. 4Sara Lehmannpike35 cm
  5. 5Erik Schmidtperch11 cm
  6. 6Stefan Olofssonruffe8 cm
Species records here
pike35 cmSara Lehmann
perch11 cmErik Schmidt
ruffe8 cmStefan Olofsson
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