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Mösjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 7 mreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 7 mpH 7.1mesotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel 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 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 — Mösjön 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 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.
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.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Mösjön

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

Whoever fishes Mösjön 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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Maria Erikssonburbot40 cm
  2. 2Elin Fischerburbot39 cm
  3. 3Sara Holmburbot36 cm
  4. 4Tomas Ekburbot36 cm
  5. 5Magnus Johansenperch21 cm
  6. 6Axel Nyströmroach14 cm
Species records here
burbot40 cmMaria Eriksson
perch21 cmMagnus Johansen
roach14 cmAxel Nyström
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