Lövsätterssjön
mesotrophic lake · 59°N
clarity 4.4 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Lövsätterssjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Lövsätterssjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.
- Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Lövsätterssjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the clear water zander picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Lövsätterssjön
perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Lövsätterssjön, carried by roach and ruffe. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Whoever fishes Lövsätterssjön 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.
The catch board
- 1Hanna Petterssonpike50 cm
- 2Sabine Sjöbergroach17 cm
- 3Elin Viklundroach16 cm
- 4Axel Petterssonroach14 cm
- 5Jonas Häggruffe10 cm
- 6Nils Nieminenruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmHanna Pettersson
roach14 cmAxel Pettersson
ruffe10 cmJonas Hägg
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