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Munksjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 20 m14 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 20 mpH 7.0eutrophic · humicstatus poorpaved road
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Character of the water

Munksjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 7 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (20 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

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

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • 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 Munksjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 44 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
björkna fish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 26 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~29 cm · can reach 53 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~46 cm · can reach 66 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 18 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~67 cm · can reach 67 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 30 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
trout salmonids
typically ~12 cm · can reach 12 cm
Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
sarv fish
typically ~26 cm · can reach 26 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Munksjön

The species list of Munksjön runs to 14. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

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 Munksjön 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.
  • 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. 1Per Krügerzander51 cm
  2. 2Jukka Sandströmål46 cm
  3. 3Anders Lindqvistpike38 cm
  4. 4Petra Månssonpike36 cm
  5. 5Mikko Forsbergperch12 cm
  6. 6Karin Ekroach11 cm
Species records here
zander51 cmPer Krüger
ål46 cmJukka Sandström
pike38 cmAnders Lindqvist
perch12 cmMikko Forsberg
roach11 cmKarin Ek
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