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Kroksjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 7 m4 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method
clarity 1.2 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.2eutrophic · humicstatus poorforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Kroksjön 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 (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Kroksjön 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 Kroksjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 39 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~29 cm · can reach 44 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~52 cm · can reach 52 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 20 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Kroksjön

Kroksjön 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.

Whoever fishes Kroksjön 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.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Tomas Lehmannpike42 cm
  2. 2Ole Nyströmbream24 cm
  3. 3Emil Falkperch12 cm
  4. 4Rickard Åbergperch12 cm
  5. 5Maria Weberperch10 cm
  6. 6Astrid Vainioperch10 cm
Species records here
pike42 cmTomas Lehmann
bream24 cmOle Nyström
perch10 cmAstrid Vainio
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