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Mellan-Bäckasjön

southern humic brown tarn · 56°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 2.3 mmax depth 3 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Mellan-Bäckasjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. 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.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Mellan-Bäckasjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Mellan-Bäckasjön

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.

Fishing Mellan-Bäckasjön

The species list of Mellan-Bäckasjön runs to 2. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Mellan-Bäckasjön 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. 1Elin Månssonpike58 cm
  2. 2Elin Hedlundpike53 cm
  3. 3Torbjörn Häggpike50 cm
  4. 4Astrid Häggpike50 cm
  5. 5Oskar Nilssonperch20 cm
  6. 6Bjørn Boströmperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmAstrid Hägg
perch18 cmBjørn Boström
The same water, for real