Hedsjön

nutrient-rich lowland lake · 59°N

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clarity 1.4 mmax depth 10 mpH 5.8eutrophicstatus poorpaved road

Character of the water

Hedsjön lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Moderately deep (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Hedsjön 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 Hedsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 37 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

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

björkna fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 26 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 30 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~51 cm · can reach 51 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 19 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

Fishing Hedsjön

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Hedsjön, carried by ål, björkna and bream. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.

Every session at Hedsjön 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

Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Heike Wikströmpike40 cm
2Gustav Raskbream21 cm
3Per Holmbream18 cm
4Astrid Hedlundbream17 cm
5Jonas Johansenruffe10 cm
6Mikko Norénroach10 cm

Species records here

pike40 cmHeike Wikström

bream21 cmGustav Rask

ruffe10 cmJonas Johansen

roach10 cmMikko 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