Myrsjön
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 4 m7 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.5 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.9eutrophicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Myrsjön lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Myrsjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Myrsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 41 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~24 cm · can reach 29 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~58 cm · can reach 58 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 22 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ruda fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 35 cm
Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
sarv fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 18 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 27 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
Fishing Myrsjön
The species list of Myrsjön runs to 7. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Myrsjön 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
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Kjell Sjöbergruda27 cm
- 2Linnea Häggbream19 cm
- 3Torbjörn Schmidtbream19 cm
- 4Roland Lundbream18 cm
- 5Erik Viklundsutare17 cm
- 6Jürgen Schmidtsarv14 cm
Species records here
ruda27 cmKjell Sjöberg
bream19 cmLinnea Hägg
sutare17 cmErik Viklund
sarv14 cmJürgen Schmidt
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