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Käringesjön

southern humic brown tarn · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.0 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.2mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Käringesjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

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

Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Käringesjön 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 Käringesjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
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.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Käringesjön

Käringesjön holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Käringesjön 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Hanna Petterssonpike53 cm
  2. 2Gustav Karlssonpike50 cm
  3. 3Maria Olofssonroach14 cm
  4. 4Lars Forsbergroach14 cm
  5. 5Ida Norénruffe10 cm
  6. 6Oskar Nilssonruffe9 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmGustav Karlsson
roach14 cmLars Forsberg
ruffe9 cmOskar Nilsson
The same water, for real