Kvarnsjön
southern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 58°N
clarity 2.4 mmax depth 7 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road
Character of the water
Kvarnsjön lies in the south — a southern nutrient-rich lowland 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.
Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Kvarnsjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Kvarnsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
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 Kvarnsjön
perch sit at the top of the food chain in Kvarnsjön, carried by ål and roach. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
Whoever fishes Kvarnsjön 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
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Björn Falkål46 cm
- 2Anna Häggperch19 cm
- 3Jürgen Schmidtroach18 cm
- 4Lars Strandroach15 cm
- 5Magnus Johansenroach14 cm
- 6Ole Björkroach14 cm
Species records here
ål46 cmBjörn Falk
perch19 cmAnna Hägg
roach15 cmLars Strand
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