Lill-Armsjön

northern humic brown forest lake · 64°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 17 m9 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 4.5 mmax depth 17 mpH 6.8oligotrophic · humicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

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Character of the water

Lill-Armsjön lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (17 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lill-Armsjön 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 Lill-Armsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 41 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

pike predatory fish

typically ~46 cm · can reach 54 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~9 cm · can reach 15 cm

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

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 ~19 cm · can reach 24 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

nors fish

typically ~10 cm · can reach 10 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

vendace whitefish

typically ~6 cm · can reach 6 cm

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

stensimpa fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm

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

Fishing Lill-Armsjön

The species list of Lill-Armsjön runs to 9. 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 Lill-Armsjön 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.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Jukka Norénburbot39 cm
2Fredrik Hedlundtrout30 cm
3Sören Björkroach16 cm
4Andreas Olofssonstensimpa8 cm
5Tomas Webernors8 cm
6Linnea Björknors8 cm

Species records here

burbot39 cmJukka Norén

trout30 cmFredrik Hedlund

roach16 cmSören Björk

nors8 cmLinnea Björk

stensimpa8 cmAndreas Olofsson

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