Kornsjösjön
northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 63°N
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 19 mpH 6.8oligotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Kornsjösjön lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Large and deep (19 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Kornsjösjön 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 Kornsjösjön
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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
Fishing Kornsjösjön
The species list of Kornsjösjön runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Kornsjösjön 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
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
The catch board
- 1Erik Olofssonpike61 cm
- 2Oskar Nilssonpike55 cm
- 3Sören Dahlpike51 cm
- 4Torbjörn Häggpike50 cm
- 5Karl Nyströmperch26 cm
- 6Maria Erikssonroach14 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmTorbjörn Hägg
perch26 cmKarl Nyström
roach14 cmMaria Eriksson
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