Kölsjön
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 62°N
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Kölsjön 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.
Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Kölsjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- 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 Kölsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps elritsa moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Fishing Kölsjön
perch, burbot and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Kölsjön, carried by elritsa. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
Every session at Kölsjön 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
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Maria Bakkeburbot39 cm
- 2Andreas Petterssonburbot36 cm
- 3Emil NieminenArctic char32 cm
- 4Maria Olofssontrout29 cm
- 5Wolfgang Krügerperch18 cm
- 6Heike Sundinelritsa6 cm
Species records here
burbot36 cmAndreas Pettersson
Arctic char32 cmEmil Nieminen
trout29 cmMaria Olofsson
perch18 cmWolfgang Krüger
elritsa6 cmHeike Sundin
The same water, for real
