Linneasjön
southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 8 mpH 5.7oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Linneasjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. 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.
Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Linneasjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Linneasjön
karp fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 95 cm
Karp works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
Fishing Linneasjön
The species list of Linneasjön runs to 1. karp dominate here, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Linneasjön 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
- 1Jürgen Falkkarp38 cm
- 2Jukka Åbergkarp38 cm
- 3Karin Månssonkarp37 cm
- 4Erik Olofssonkarp37 cm
- 5Emil Brandtkarp37 cm
- 6Hanna Brandtkarp36 cm
The same water, for real