Holmsjön

acidified forest lake · 59°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 16 m5 species on recordsources & method →

clarity 8.8 mmax depth 16 mpH 5.3oligotrophicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Fish Holmsjön Buy forecast

Character of the water

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

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (16 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Holmsjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Holmsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

ruffe perch family

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

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

sarv fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm

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

Fishing Holmsjön

Holmsjön holds 5 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and ruffe, roach and sarv schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Every session at Holmsjön 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.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Wolfgang Nyströmperch19 cm
2Erik Sjöbergroach19 cm
3Björn Boströmsarv15 cm
4Jukka Korhonenroach14 cm
5Rickard Brandtroach14 cm
6Johan Björkruffe13 cm

Species records here

perch19 cmWolfgang Nyström

sarv15 cmBjörn Boström

roach14 cmRickard Brandt

ruffe13 cmJohan Björk

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