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Norra Stensjön

southern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 12 m4 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 12 mpH 6.2eutrophicstatus poorpaved road

Character of the water

Norra Stensjön lies in the south — a southern 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.

Moderately deep (12 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 33 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~58 cm · can reach 61 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 28 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 35 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Norra Stensjön

The species list of Norra Stensjön runs to 4. 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 Norra Stensjön 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. 1Gustav Schmidtpike44 cm
  2. 2Heike Holmpike43 cm
  3. 3Kjell Falkpike43 cm
  4. 4Karl Månssonperch15 cm
  5. 5Henrik Ekperch12 cm
  6. 6Björn Norénroach11 cm
Species records here
pike43 cmHeike Holm
perch12 cmHenrik Ek
roach11 cmBjörn Norén
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