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Mörka Getsjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 12 mpH 5.7oligotrophic · humicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Mörka Getsjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (12 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Mörka Getsjön 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 Mörka Getsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Mörka Getsjön

Mörka Getsjön holds 3 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Mörka Getsjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Mikael Nieminenpike53 cm
  2. 2Karin Nyströmpike50 cm
  3. 3Erik Blomperch20 cm
  4. 4Henrik Lundperch19 cm
  5. 5Erik Olofssonperch19 cm
  6. 6Maria Erikssonroach15 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmMikael Nieminen
perch19 cmErik Olofsson
roach15 cmMaria Eriksson
The same water, for real