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Kullbo-Insjön

humic brown forest lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Kullbo-Insjön 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 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.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Kullbo-Insjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Kullbo-Insjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Kullbo-Insjön

The species list of Kullbo-Insjön 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.

Every session at Kullbo-Insjön 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. 1Tomas Åströmpike59 cm
  2. 2Erik Holmpike51 cm
  3. 3Stefan Brandtperch21 cm
  4. 4Ole Björkperch20 cm
  5. 5Henrik Forsbergroach15 cm
  6. 6Eva Nyströmroach14 cm
Species records here
pike59 cmTomas Åström
perch20 cmOle Björk
roach15 cmHenrik Forsberg
The same water, for real