Gutulisjöen
Character of the water
Gutulisjöen lies in central Sweden — a humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Gutulisjöen 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 Gutulisjöen
Fishing Gutulisjöen
The species list of Gutulisjöen runs to 4. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Every session at Gutulisjöen 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.
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
- 1Kjell Björkpike50 cm
- 2Heike Korhonenpike49 cm
- 3Erik Raskroach17 cm
- 4Tomas Brandtruffe11 cm
- 5Stefan Ekruffe10 cm
- 6Heike Nilssonruffe10 cm