Hornborgasjön

southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 58°N

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clarity 9.0 mmax depth 1 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Hornborgasjön lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light. In summer a thermocline settles around 8 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

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

Shallow throughout (max 1 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Hornborgasjön 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 Hornborgasjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~10 cm · can reach 39 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 82 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~10 cm · can reach 10 cm

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

id fish

typically ~37 cm · can reach 58 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~10 cm · can reach 34 cm

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

ruda fish

typically ~40 cm · can reach 42 cm

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

sarv fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 9 cm

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

sutare fish

typically ~50 cm · can reach 61 cm

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

Fishing Hornborgasjön

Hornborgasjön holds 8 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and ruffe, id and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Hornborgasjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Axel Månssonid33 cm
2Roland Schmidtruda30 cm
3Gustav Nilssonid29 cm
4Anna Wagnerperch9 cm
5Nils Erikssonroach9 cm
6Mats Sjöbergsarv6 cm

Species records here

ruda30 cmRoland Schmidt

id29 cmGustav Nilsson

roach9 cmNils Eriksson

perch9 cmAnna Wagner

sarv6 cmMats Sjöberg

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