Lilla Björnmossjön

nutrient-rich lowland lake · 61°N

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clarity 2.2 mmax depth 4 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Lilla Björnmossjön lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.

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.

Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 40 cm

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

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~31 cm · can reach 39 cm

Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 18 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

ruda fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm

Down on the bottom ruda sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 25 cm

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

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm

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

Fishing Lilla Björnmossjön

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Lilla Björnmossjön, carried by ål, bream and roach. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.

Every session at Lilla Björnmossjön 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

Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Anna Månssonål44 cm
2Kjell Olofssonbream26 cm
3Tomas Wikströmbream24 cm
4Mikko Norénruda19 cm
5Björn Strandruda15 cm
6Eva Nyströmvendace13 cm

Species records here

ål44 cmAnna Månsson

bream26 cmKjell Olofsson

ruda19 cmMikko Norén

vendace13 cmEva Nyström

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