Loppesjön

humic brown forest lake · 62°N

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clarity 1.1 mmax depth 14 mpH 6.3eutrophic · humicstatus poorforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Loppesjön lies in central Sweden — a 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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (14 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Loppesjön 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 Loppesjön

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

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

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.

salmon fish

typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Arctic char 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

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

stäm fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm

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

Fishing Loppesjön

pike, salmon and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Loppesjön, carried by ål, regnbåge and ruda. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Loppesjön 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

Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Eva Nyströmpike53 cm
2Oskar Norénregnbåge30 cm
3Bjørn Boströmregnbåge28 cm
4Lars Weberruda17 cm
5Sabine Vainiostäm15 cm
6Lars Weberruda15 cm

Species records here

pike53 cmEva Nyström

regnbåge30 cmOskar Norén

ruda17 cmLars Weber

stäm15 cmSabine Vainio

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