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Kärringsjön

southern acidified forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 3.2 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.4mesotrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Kärringsjön lies in the south — a southern acidified forest lake. 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.

Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Kärringsjön 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 Kärringsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

Fishing Kärringsjön

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Kärringsjön. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Kärringsjön 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

  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Nils Nieminenpike52 cm
  2. 2Karl Lundpike50 cm
  3. 3Gustav Raskperch26 cm
  4. 4Ida Sundinperch19 cm
  5. 5Karl Norénperch19 cm
  6. 6Jürgen Falkperch18 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmNils Nieminen
perch19 cmKarl Norén
The same water, for real