Lossen
clear oligotrophic forest lake · 62°N
Real lakereal shoreline11 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 2 mpH 7.2oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Lossen lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Lossen 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 Lossen
perch predatory fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 33 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Here elritsa lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
pike predatory fish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 28 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~57 cm · can reach 60 cm
Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
trout salmonids
typically ~45 cm · can reach 50 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water Arctic char picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~23 cm · can reach 47 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.
vendace whitefish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 24 cm
Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.
stensimpa fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
Stensimpa lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Lossen
Lossen holds 11 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and elritsa, roach and whitefish schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Lossen 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.
The catch board
- 1Jürgen Falkburbot46 cm
- 2Torbjörn Lundburbot45 cm
- 3Rickard Raskburbot43 cm
- 4Karl Lundwhitefish19 cm
- 5Hanna Petterssonroach17 cm
- 6Bjørn Boströmelritsa6 cm
Species records here
burbot46 cmJürgen Falk
whitefish19 cmKarl Lund
roach17 cmHanna Pettersson
elritsa6 cmBjørn Boström
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