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Källsjön

acidified brown forest lake · 62°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 17 m12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 17 mpH 5.4oligotrophic · humicstatus poorgravel road
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Character of the water

Källsjön lies in central Sweden — a acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 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.

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 — Källsjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Källsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 36 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.
pike predatory fish
typically ~58 cm · can reach 85 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.
salmon fish
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
In the murky light, salmon shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 22 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 14 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
trout salmonids
typically ~18 cm · can reach 18 cm
Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
regnbåge fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, regnbåge shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
stäm fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
Stäm grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Källsjön

The species list of Källsjön runs to 12. The predators — perch, pike and salmon — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

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 Källsjön are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
  • Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Stefan Ekregnbåge32 cm
  2. 2Sabine Vainioroach17 cm
  3. 3Per Nyströmperch14 cm
  4. 4Axel Raskperch13 cm
  5. 5Jürgen Häggnors8 cm
  6. 6Anna Blomnors7 cm
Species records here
regnbåge32 cmStefan Ek
roach17 cmSabine Vainio
perch14 cmPer Nyström
nors8 cmJürgen Hägg
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish