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Mösjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 7 m4 species on recordsources & method
clarity 1.2 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.6eutrophic · humicstatus poorpaved road

Character of the water

Mösjön 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 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.

Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Mösjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Mösjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
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 Mösjön

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Mösjön, carried by bream and roach. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Mösjön are alike.

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
  1. 1Roland Olofssonpike49 cm
  2. 2Mats Krügerbream30 cm
  3. 3Johan Nieminenperch21 cm
  4. 4Lars Korhonenperch18 cm
  5. 5Henrik Nyströmroach14 cm
  6. 6Stefan Karlssonroach14 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmRoland Olofsson
bream30 cmMats Krüger
perch21 cmJohan Nieminen
roach14 cmHenrik Nyström
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