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Kvarsebosjön

southern acidified brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shoreline5 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 2.5 mmax depth 3 mpH 4.6mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Kvarsebosjön lies in the south — a southern acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Kvarsebosjön 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 Kvarsebosjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 39 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~49 cm · can reach 50 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Kvarsebosjön

Kvarsebosjön holds 5 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and roach and sutare schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Kvarsebosjön 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.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Heike Holmpike37 cm
  2. 2Wolfgang Åbergsutare28 cm
  3. 3Sören Björkroach15 cm
  4. 4Nils Nieminenroach15 cm
  5. 5Tomas Ekperch14 cm
  6. 6Heike Lindqvistperch13 cm
Species records here
pike37 cmHeike Holm
sutare28 cmWolfgang Åberg
roach15 cmSören Björk
perch13 cmHeike Lindqvist
The same water, for real