Hällebosjön
humic brown tarn · 59°N
clarity 2.6 mmax depth 5 mpH 6.4oligotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Hällebosjön 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.
Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Hällebosjön 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 Hällebosjön
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.
Fishing Hällebosjön
The species list of Hällebosjön runs to 2. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
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 Hällebosjön 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
- 1Wolfgang Nyströmpike56 cm
- 2Karin Schmidtpike53 cm
- 3Roland Lundpike51 cm
- 4Klaus Strandperch23 cm
- 5Elin Månssonperch20 cm
- 6Anna Nieminenperch19 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmWolfgang Nyström
perch23 cmKlaus Strand
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