Lövsjön
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 7 m10 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 7 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus poorgravel road
Character of the water
Lövsjön 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.
Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Lövsjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- 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 Lövsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 38 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.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
salmon fish
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
Salmon hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
löja fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 14 cm
Löja grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
roach coarse fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 29 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
nors fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Nors roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
Fishing Lövsjön
The species list of Lövsjön runs to 10. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Lövsjön 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
- 1Mikko Krügerål47 cm
- 2Jürgen Nilssonburbot44 cm
- 3Maria Holmburbot40 cm
- 4Axel Lindqvistburbot37 cm
- 5Rickard Olofssonvendace14 cm
- 6Roland Holmlöja9 cm
Species records here
ål47 cmMikko Krüger
burbot40 cmMaria Holm
vendace14 cmRickard Olofsson
löja9 cmRoland Holm
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