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Mellomsjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 56°N
Real lakereal shorelinereal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.0mesotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road

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 sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Moderately deep (7 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 ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach 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 roach. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Mellomsjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Astrid Wagnerpike58 cm
  2. 2Erik Viklundpike53 cm
  3. 3Elin Ekperch18 cm
  4. 4Axel Forsbergroach18 cm
  5. 5Bjørn Falkperch18 cm
  6. 6Sabine Schmidtroach17 cm
Species records here
pike58 cmAstrid Wagner
perch18 cmBjørn Falk
roach17 cmSabine Schmidt
The same water, for real