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Hällsjön

humic brown forest lake · 60°N
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clarity 3.1 mmax depth 6 mpH 7.4eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
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Character of the water

Hällsjön lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. 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 (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Hällsjön 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 Hällsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 38 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
björkna fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 31 cm
Down on the bottom björkna sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
bream coarse fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 42 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~54 cm · can reach 65 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~7 cm · can reach 11 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 29 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sarv fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 15 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps sarv moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sutare fish
typically ~43 cm · can reach 47 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Hällsjön

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Hällsjön, carried by björkna, bream and ruffe. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Hällsjön 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.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Jonas Krügerpike45 cm
  2. 2Emil Vainiosutare32 cm
  3. 3Mats Krügerperch12 cm
  4. 4Heike Dahlroach9 cm
  5. 5Wolfgang Olofssonbream8 cm
  6. 6Astrid Häggruffe6 cm
Species records here
pike45 cmJonas Krüger
sutare32 cmEmil Vainio
perch12 cmMats Krüger
roach9 cmHeike Dahl
bream8 cmWolfgang Olofsson
ruffe6 cmAstrid Hägg
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish