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Mellan Vallsjön

nutrient-rich lowland lake · 61°N
Real lakereal shoreline16 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 2.5 mmax depth 9 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus poorforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Mellan Vallsjön lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 5 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Mellan Vallsjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Vallsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 36 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 35 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps elritsa moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~47 cm · can reach 49 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~11 cm · can reach 16 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
Id grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~29 cm · can reach 30 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 23 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
stäm fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps stäm moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
stensimpa fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
Down on the bottom stensimpa sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Mellan Vallsjön

Mellan Vallsjön holds 16 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and ål, bream and elritsa schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Mellan Vallsjön 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

  • Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Heike SundinArctic char30 cm
  2. 2Mikko Brandtbream27 cm
  3. 3Bjørn Boströmvendace13 cm
  4. 4Kjell Sjöbergroach11 cm
  5. 5Jukka Norénroach11 cm
  6. 6Anders Blomperch9 cm
Species records here
Arctic char30 cmHeike Sundin
bream27 cmMikko Brandt
vendace13 cmBjørn Boström
roach11 cmKjell Sjöberg
perch9 cmAnders Blom
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish