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Mellomsjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 56°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 6 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.9mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Mellomsjön 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.

Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Mellomsjön 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 Mellomsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 40 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 61 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~46 cm · can reach 50 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 11 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 28 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sarv fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 17 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Mellomsjön

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

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Mellomsjön are alike.

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. 1Mats Sjöbergpike36 cm
  2. 2Oskar Vogelpike36 cm
  3. 3Sara Johansenroach14 cm
  4. 4Erik Schmidtroach11 cm
  5. 5Nils Erikssonroach11 cm
  6. 6Rickard Olofssonsarv11 cm
Species records here
pike36 cmOskar Vogel
roach14 cmSara Johansen
sarv11 cmRickard Olofsson
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