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Nordsjön

nutrient-rich lowland lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 13 m12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 13 mpH 6.0eutrophicstatus poorpaved road
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Character of the water

Nordsjön lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.

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 (13 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Nordsjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Nordsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 37 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~23 cm · can reach 47 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~51 cm · can reach 51 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 13 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 28 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
löja fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 15 cm
Löja grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
roach coarse fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 27 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
nors fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 14 cm
Nors roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Nordsjön

Nordsjön holds 12 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ål, bream and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Nordsjön 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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Anna Nyströmtrout29 cm
  2. 2Heike Sjöbergwhitefish24 cm
  3. 3Wolfgang Korhonenbream19 cm
  4. 4Eva Bakkeperch12 cm
  5. 5Magnus Forsbergperch11 cm
  6. 6Astrid Wagnerlöja10 cm
Species records here
trout29 cmAnna Nyström
whitefish24 cmHeike Sjöberg
bream19 cmWolfgang Korhonen
perch11 cmMagnus Forsberg
löja10 cmAstrid Wagner
The same water, for real
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