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Lill-Kärrsjön

northern humic brown forest lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 0.9 mmax depth 8 mpH 6.0mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Lill-Kärrsjön 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 (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lill-Kärrsjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Lill-Kärrsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Lill-Kärrsjön

The species list of Lill-Kärrsjön runs to 4. 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.

Every session at Lill-Kärrsjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Gustav Karlssonpike55 cm
  2. 2Per Nyströmpike51 cm
  3. 3Klaus Karlssonburbot37 cm
  4. 4Kjell Brandtburbot37 cm
  5. 5Astrid Nieminenperch18 cm
  6. 6Karin Ekroach14 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmGustav Karlsson
burbot37 cmKjell Brandt
perch18 cmAstrid Nieminen
roach14 cmKarin Ek
The same water, for real