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Nordsjön

southern humic brown tarn · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 3 m7 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 3 mpH 7.5mesotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Nordsjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. 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.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Nordsjön 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 Nordsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 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.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
löja fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
Löja grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Nordsjön

Nordsjön holds 7 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ål, löja and roach 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

  • 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. 1Anna Blomburbot41 cm
  2. 2Klaus Karlssonburbot37 cm
  3. 3Uwe Sundinsutare28 cm
  4. 4Sören Häggroach14 cm
  5. 5Uwe Nilssonlöja11 cm
  6. 6Sabine Vogellöja10 cm
Species records here
burbot41 cmAnna Blom
sutare28 cmUwe Sundin
roach14 cmSören Hägg
löja10 cmSabine Vogel
The same water, for real