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Lillsjön

humic brown tarn · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 3 m5 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 3 mpH 5.7oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Lillsjön lies in central Sweden — a humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lillsjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Lillsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 28 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 36 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
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.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 14 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 19 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

Fishing Lillsjön

Lillsjön holds 5 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and bream, ruffe and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Lillsjön 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. 1Oskar Hedlundpike56 cm
  2. 2Mikko Brandtpike52 cm
  3. 3Kjell Olofssonpike52 cm
  4. 4Kjell Brandtpike50 cm
  5. 5Torbjörn Petterssonbream17 cm
  6. 6Jukka Erikssonruffe9 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmOskar Hedlund
bream17 cmTorbjörn Pettersson
ruffe9 cmJukka Eriksson
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