Löskessjön
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 62°N
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 4 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus poorgravel road
Character of the water
Löskessjön lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Löskessjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- 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 Löskessjön
elritsa fish
typically ~5 cm · can reach 8 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps elritsa moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~76 cm · can reach 76 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
trout salmonids
typically ~29 cm · can reach 44 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 56 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
Fishing Löskessjön
burbot and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Löskessjön, carried by elritsa and whitefish. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Löskessjön are alike.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Björn Norénburbot57 cm
- 2Bjørn Boströmwhitefish38 cm
- 3Gustav Raskwhitefish37 cm
- 4Elin Sjöbergwhitefish34 cm
- 5Mats Krügertrout24 cm
- 6Lars Holmtrout23 cm
Species records here
burbot57 cmBjörn Norén
whitefish37 cmGustav Rask
trout24 cmMats Krüger
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