Lilla Mölnesjön
Character of the water
Lilla Mölnesjön lies in the south — a southern acidified forest lake. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Lilla Mölnesjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Mölnesjön
Fishing Lilla Mölnesjön
The species list of Lilla Mölnesjön runs to 6. The predators — perch, pike and trout — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Every session at Lilla Mölnesjön 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
- Acidified water yields few, hardy species.
The catch board
- 1Linnea Häggpike58 cm
- 2Jürgen Schmidtsutare29 cm
- 3Klaus Erikssonroach20 cm
- 4Andreas Olofssonperch19 cm
- 5Stefan Karlssonroach16 cm
- 6Gustav Viklundroach15 cm