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Lill-Mosjön

humic brown forest lake · 63°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 13 msources & method
clarity 2.0 mmax depth 13 mpH 6.7eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Lill-Mosjön 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 sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (13 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lill-Mosjön 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-Mosjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Lill-Mosjön

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Lill-Mosjön, carried by roach, bream and ruffe. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Lill-Mosjön 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.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Petra Månssonpike55 cm
  2. 2Astrid Häggpike54 cm
  3. 3Johan Björkpike53 cm
  4. 4Erik Schmidtbream32 cm
  5. 5Björn Strandperch19 cm
  6. 6Henrik Bergroach15 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmAstrid Hägg
bream32 cmErik Schmidt
perch19 cmBjörn Strand
roach15 cmHenrik Berg
The same water, for real