Haraldsjön
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 52 m7 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.5 mmax depth 52 mpH 6.1eutrophicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Haraldsjön lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (52 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Haraldsjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Haraldsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 36 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 14 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~31 cm · can reach 31 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
trout salmonids
typically ~50 cm · can reach 50 cm
Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
Fishing Haraldsjön
perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Haraldsjön, carried by ruffe, roach and nors. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
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 Haraldsjön are alike.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Heike Wikströmpike52 cm
- 2Oskar Lehmannpike50 cm
- 3Lars Weberroach15 cm
- 4Per Schmidtperch12 cm
- 5Kjell Olofssonnors11 cm
- 6Tomas Ekruffe8 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmHeike Wikström
roach15 cmLars Weber
perch12 cmPer Schmidt
nors11 cmKjell Olofsson
ruffe8 cmTomas Ek
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