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Lilla Kringsjön

southern humic brown tarn · 59°N
Real lakereal shoreline5 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 0.9 mmax depth 3 mpH 5.9mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Lilla Kringsjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. 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.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 30 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 ~8 cm · can reach 9 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 9 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
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.

Fishing Lilla Kringsjön

The species list of Lilla Kringsjön runs to 5. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Lilla Kringsjön 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. 1Anders Blompike61 cm
  2. 2Stefan Falkperch7 cm
  3. 3Björn Bergperch7 cm
  4. 4Karl Bergruffe6 cm
  5. 5Jonas Johansenruffe6 cm
  6. 6Torbjörn Schmidtruffe6 cm
Species records here
pike61 cmAnders Blom
perch7 cmStefan Falk
ruffe6 cmJonas Johansen
The same water, for real