Mellan-Lersjön

clear oligotrophic forest lake · 60°N

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clarity 5.1 mmax depth 20 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Mellan-Lersjön 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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (20 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Mellan-Lersjön 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-Lersjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 38 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~49 cm · can reach 65 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

ruffe perch family

typically ~11 cm · can reach 12 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~36 cm · can reach 43 cm

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

löja fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 14 cm

Here löja lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

roach coarse fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 27 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

nors fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 13 cm

Nors holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

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

Fishing Mellan-Lersjön

The species list of Mellan-Lersjön runs to 9. 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.

Whoever fishes Mellan-Lersjön 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Astrid Vainioburbot28 cm
2Torbjörn Häggperch18 cm
3Eva Nyströmroach12 cm
4Johan Nieminennors10 cm
5Anna Lundlöja10 cm
6Per Bakkelöja10 cm

Species records here

burbot28 cmAstrid Vainio

perch18 cmTorbjörn Hägg

roach12 cmEva Nyström

löja10 cmAnna Lund

nors10 cmJohan Nieminen

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