Kindsjön
humic brown forest lake · 61°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 12 m2 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.1 mmax depth 12 mpH 6.1mesotrophic · humicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Kindsjön lies in central Sweden — a 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 (12 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Kindsjön 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 Kindsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 32 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~69 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Fishing Kindsjön
perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Kindsjön. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.
Whoever fishes Kindsjön regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
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
- 1Per Holmpike58 cm
- 2Per Nieminenpike53 cm
- 3Heike Holmpike53 cm
- 4Andreas Petterssonperch17 cm
- 5Emil Petterssonperch16 cm
- 6Kjell Olofssonperch16 cm
Species records here
pike58 cmPer Holm
perch17 cmAndreas Pettersson
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