Mellansjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 22 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 4.4 mmax depth 22 mpH 6.7mesotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road

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Character of the water

Mellansjön 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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (22 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Mellansjön 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 Mellansjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 43 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

bream coarse fish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 48 cm

Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~54 cm · can reach 57 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

roach coarse fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 30 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm

Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Mellansjön

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

Every session at Mellansjön 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.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Emil Vainiopike41 cm
2Axel Nieminensutare31 cm
3Hanna Strandsutare29 cm
4Kjell Falkperch15 cm
5Karl Norénperch11 cm
6Mats Åbergperch10 cm

Species records here

pike41 cmEmil Vainio

sutare31 cmAxel Nieminen

perch11 cmKarl Norén

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