Lövsjön

humic brown forest lake · 60°N

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clarity 1.7 mmax depth 25 mpH 6.5oligotrophic · humicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

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Character of the water

Lövsjön lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

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

Large and deep (25 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lövsjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Lövsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 31 cm

Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

pike predatory fish

typically ~65 cm · can reach 75 cm

In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~47 cm · can reach 47 cm

Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 24 cm

Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~20 cm · can reach 25 cm

Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 26 cm

Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Lövsjön

Lövsjön holds 6 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and roach, whitefish and vendace schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Every session at Lövsjön is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.

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.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Wolfgang Ekpike50 cm
2Kjell Karlssonwhitefish15 cm
3Maria Olofssonroach14 cm
4Bjørn Johansenvendace12 cm
5Anders Månssonperch9 cm
6Torbjörn Karlssonperch9 cm

Species records here

pike50 cmWolfgang Ek

whitefish15 cmKjell Karlsson

roach14 cmMaria Olofsson

vendace12 cmBjørn Johansen

perch9 cmTorbjörn Karlsson

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish