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Karssjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shoreline4 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 4.1 mmax depth 10 mpH 6.3mesotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Karssjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. 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.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Karssjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Karssjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 28 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~27 cm · can reach 29 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~36 cm · can reach 39 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 25 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Karssjön

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

Every session at Karssjön 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. 1Gustav Viklundpike29 cm
  2. 2Axel Nilssonpike29 cm
  3. 3Elin Månssonbream22 cm
  4. 4Elin Hedlundroach13 cm
  5. 5Gustav Åströmroach12 cm
  6. 6Rickard Raskperch9 cm
Species records here
pike29 cmAxel Nilsson
bream22 cmElin Månsson
roach13 cmElin Hedlund
perch9 cmRickard Rask
The same water, for real