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Mörtsjön

mesotrophic lake · 61°N
Real lakereal shoreline2 species on recordsources & method
clarity 3.5 mmax depth 3 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Mörtsjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.

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.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Mörtsjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • 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 Mörtsjön

grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

Fishing Mörtsjön

grayling and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Mörtsjön. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Mörtsjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Jonas Wagnertrout29 cm
  2. 2Wolfgang Olofssontrout28 cm
  3. 3Torbjörn Schmidttrout28 cm
  4. 4Per Holmgrayling27 cm
  5. 5Maria Johansengrayling27 cm
  6. 6Oskar Wikströmgrayling24 cm
Species records here
trout28 cmTorbjörn Schmidt
grayling27 cmMaria Johansen
The same water, for real