Käringasjön

southern mesotrophic lake · 58°N

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clarity 2.8 mmax depth 10 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Käringasjön lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic lake.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Moderately deep (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Käringasjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~10 cm · can reach 40 cm

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

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~60 cm · can reach 60 cm

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

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 ~14 cm · can reach 14 cm

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

zander predatory fish

typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 21 cm

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

sarv fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 18 cm

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

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm

Vendace holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

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

Fishing Käringasjön

perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Käringasjön, carried by ål, bream and ruffe. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

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 Käringasjön are alike.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Kjell Olofssonpike50 cm
2Per Schmidtzander46 cm
3Petra Brandtbream46 cm
4Oskar Vogelzander42 cm
5Rickard Norénburbot37 cm
6Klaus Karlssonroach11 cm

Species records here

pike50 cmKjell Olofsson

bream46 cmPetra Brandt

zander42 cmOskar Vogel

burbot37 cmRickard Norén

roach11 cmKlaus Karlsson

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

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