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Grytsjön

southern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shoreline4 species on recordsources & method
clarity 2.5 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

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

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Grytsjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Grytsjön

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Grytsjön, carried by ål and roach. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.

Whoever fishes Grytsjön 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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Stefan Brandtål51 cm
  2. 2Wolfgang Korhonenål47 cm
  3. 3Fredrik Krügerål44 cm
  4. 4Jukka Åbergperch19 cm
  5. 5Axel Lindqvistroach16 cm
  6. 6Anna Blomroach14 cm
Species records here
ål47 cmWolfgang Korhonen
perch19 cmJukka Åberg
roach16 cmAxel Lindqvist
The same water, for real