Hamstasjön

humic brown forest lake · 62°N

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clarity 6.9 mmax depth 8 mpH 7.0eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

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Character of the water

Hamstasjön lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Hamstasjön 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 Hamstasjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 43 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.

bream coarse fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 43 cm

Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

pike predatory fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 56 cm

In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

ruffe perch family

typically ~9 cm · can reach 14 cm

Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

roach coarse fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 28 cm

Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Hamstasjön

The species list of Hamstasjön runs to 7. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Hamstasjön 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Oskar Vogelål49 cm
2Tomas Lehmannbream15 cm
3Mats Bergperch14 cm
4Jonas Wikströmroach11 cm
5Nils Sandströmroach11 cm
6Ida Norénruffe7 cm

Species records here

ål49 cmOskar Vogel

bream15 cmTomas Lehmann

perch14 cmMats Berg

roach11 cmJonas Wikström

ruffe7 cmIda Norén

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish