Humsjön
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 17 m4 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.3 mmax depth 17 mpH 6.3eutrophicstatus poorgravel road
Character of the water
Humsjön 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 (17 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Humsjön 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 Humsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
Fishing Humsjön
The species list of Humsjön runs to 4. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Every session at Humsjön 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
- 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
- 1Bjørn Nyströmål44 cm
- 2Tomas Brandtperch21 cm
- 3Karin Johansenperch20 cm
- 4Jukka Weberroach16 cm
- 5Eva Sandströmroach15 cm
- 6Roland Lundroach14 cm
Species records here
ål44 cmBjørn Nyström
perch20 cmKarin Johansen
roach16 cmJukka Weber
The same water, for real
