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Grytsjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 14 msources & method
clarity 1.2 mmax depth 14 mpH 6.0oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryno road · 50 min for the last stretch

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. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (14 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Grytsjön 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 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.
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

The species list of Grytsjön runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

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

  • 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. 1Oskar Nilssonpike60 cm
  2. 2Jukka Åbergpike56 cm
  3. 3Per Nieminenperch19 cm
  4. 4Karl Sandströmperch19 cm
  5. 5Mikael Björkroach14 cm
  6. 6Elin Åbergroach14 cm
Species records here
pike60 cmOskar Nilsson
perch19 cmKarl Sandström
roach14 cmMikael Björk
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