Norra Gällsjön

mesotrophic lake · 62°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 16 m9 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →

clarity 3.3 mmax depth 16 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Norra Gällsjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic 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 (16 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Norra Gällsjön 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 Norra Gällsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 34 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

elritsa fish

typically ~9 cm · can reach 10 cm

Elritsa moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

Here grayling lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~20 cm · can reach 20 cm

Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

trout salmonids

typically ~26 cm · can reach 37 cm

Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the clear water regnbåge picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~22 cm · can reach 28 cm

Arctic char is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

Fishing Norra Gällsjön

Norra Gällsjön holds 9 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and elritsa, roach and regnbåge schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Whoever fishes Norra Gällsjön 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

In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Ida Vogelpike51 cm
2Anna Lundgrayling24 cm
3Elin Strandtrout20 cm
4Elin Åbergtrout20 cm
5Roland Lundperch16 cm
6Anna Vainioburbot15 cm

Species records here

pike51 cmIda Vogel

grayling24 cmAnna Lund

trout20 cmElin Strand

perch16 cmRoland Lund

burbot15 cmAnna Vainio

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish