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Lill-Stensjön

northern humic brown forest lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shoreline6 species on recordsources & method
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.7mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Lill-Stensjön 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 (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lill-Stensjön 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-Stensjön

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.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
löja fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
Löja grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Lill-Stensjön

The species list of Lill-Stensjön runs to 6. 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-Stensjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Stefan Åströmpike66 cm
  2. 2Anders Karlssonpike55 cm
  3. 3Lars Wagnerburbot38 cm
  4. 4Uwe Nilssonperch19 cm
  5. 5Maria Weberroach16 cm
  6. 6Mikael Petterssonlöja10 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmAnders Karlsson
burbot38 cmLars Wagner
perch19 cmUwe Nilsson
roach16 cmMaria Weber
löja10 cmMikael Pettersson
The same water, for real