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Norrsjön

southern humic brown tarn · 56°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 2 m5 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 2 mpH 5.9mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Norrsjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 5 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Norrsjön 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 Norrsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 28 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 45 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~39 cm · can reach 39 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 21 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sarv fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 12 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Norrsjön

Norrsjön holds 5 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and bream, roach and sarv schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Norrsjön 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.
  • Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Emil Nieminenpike32 cm
  2. 2Mikko Brandtpike29 cm
  3. 3Heike Fischerroach10 cm
  4. 4Sören Dahlroach10 cm
  5. 5Johan Raskperch9 cm
  6. 6Fredrik Hedlundperch8 cm
Species records here
pike32 cmEmil Nieminen
roach10 cmSören Dahl
perch9 cmJohan Rask
The same water, for real