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Mosjön

northern humic brown tarn · 64°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 4 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 3.6 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.1eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Mosjön lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Mosjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Mosjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 36 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~58 cm · can reach 99 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 10 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps grayling moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
roach coarse fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 27 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

Fishing Mosjön

Mosjön holds 6 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and ruffe and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Mosjön 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Ole Forsbergpike49 cm
  2. 2Stefan Korhonengrayling24 cm
  3. 3Elin Ekperch13 cm
  4. 4Magnus Hedlundroach11 cm
  5. 5Ole Krügerperch11 cm
  6. 6Torbjörn Schmidtroach11 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmOle Forsberg
grayling24 cmStefan Korhonen
perch11 cmOle Krüger
roach11 cmTorbjörn Schmidt
The same water, for real