Henrikstorpssjön

southern acidified forest lake · 56°N

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clarity 6.1 mmax depth 11 mpH 5.1oligotrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Henrikstorpssjön lies in the south — a southern acidified forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light. In summer a thermocline settles around 7 m and splits the lake into two worlds. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

The surroundings

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

Moderately deep (11 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Henrikstorpssjön 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 Henrikstorpssjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 41 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

bream coarse fish

typically ~9 cm · can reach 37 cm

Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

pike predatory fish

typically ~36 cm · can reach 44 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

karp fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 95 cm

Karp lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

roach coarse fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 34 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

sarv fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 30 cm

Here sarv lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

Sutare lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Henrikstorpssjön

Henrikstorpssjön holds 8 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and bream, karp and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

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 Henrikstorpssjön are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Astrid Holmburbot41 cm
2Johan Karlssonburbot36 cm
3Ida Boströmkarp36 cm
4Emil Wagnerkarp36 cm
5Axel Raskpike27 cm
6Andreas Petterssonsarv7 cm

Species records here

burbot41 cmAstrid Holm

karp36 cmIda Boström

pike27 cmAxel Rask

sarv7 cmAndreas Pettersson

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