Mellan-Badasjön

clear oligotrophic forest lake · 60°N

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clarity 8.6 mmax depth 3 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Mellan-Badasjön lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

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-Badasjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.

Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
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 Mellan-Badasjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 32 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

bream coarse fish

typically ~29 cm · can reach 33 cm

Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

pike predatory fish

typically ~41 cm · can reach 41 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

ruffe perch family

typically ~6 cm · can reach 10 cm

Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

roach coarse fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 25 cm

Roach 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 Mellan-Badasjön

The species list of Mellan-Badasjön runs to 8. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Mellan-Badasjön 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Jürgen Falkål51 cm
2Bjørn Boströmbream22 cm
3Jürgen Nilssonroach13 cm
4Andreas Johansenroach12 cm
5Lars Strandruffe5 cm
6Bjørn Johansenruffe5 cm

Species records here

ål51 cmJürgen Falk

bream22 cmBjørn Boström

roach13 cmJürgen Nilsson

ruffe5 cmBjørn Johansen

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish