Möcklasjön
southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
clarity 1.0 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.0mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Möcklasjön 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 (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Möcklasjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Möcklasjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 39 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~26 cm · can reach 28 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~29 cm · can reach 29 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 19 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
Fishing Möcklasjön
The species list of Möcklasjön runs to 4. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Möcklasjön 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
- 1Fredrik Sundinpike23 cm
- 2Lars Weberpike22 cm
- 3Rickard Brandtpike22 cm
- 4Bjørn Bakkepike22 cm
- 5Magnus Lehmannroach12 cm
- 6Sören Månssonroach11 cm
Species records here
pike22 cmRickard Brandt
roach12 cmMagnus Lehmann
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