Kroksjön

mesotrophic lake · 61°N

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clarity 4.1 mmax depth 15 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Kroksjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (15 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Kroksjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
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 Kroksjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 34 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

pike predatory fish

typically ~52 cm · can reach 52 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

Here grayling lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 22 cm

Vendace holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

Fishing Kroksjön

Kroksjön holds 7 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and ål and vendace schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Every session at Kroksjön 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

In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Ole Weberål44 cm
2Per Krügerål44 cm
3Linnea Fischerburbot39 cm
4Gustav Raskgrayling25 cm
5Uwe Nilssonperch15 cm
6Henrik Bergvendace13 cm

Species records here

ål44 cmPer Krüger

burbot39 cmLinnea Fischer

grayling25 cmGustav Rask

perch15 cmUwe Nilsson

vendace13 cmHenrik Berg

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish