Oxundasjön

humic brown forest lake · 60°N

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clarity 1.6 mmax depth 9 mpH 7.3eutrophic · humicstatus poorpaved road

Character of the water

Oxundasjön lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. 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 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 (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Oxundasjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.

Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Oxundasjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 38 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

asp fish

typically ~40 cm · can reach 47 cm

Asp hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

björkna fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 28 cm

Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

bream coarse fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 40 cm

Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~65 cm · can reach 65 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~8 cm · can reach 12 cm

Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

zander predatory fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 72 cm

Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

roach coarse fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 29 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

sarv fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 22 cm

Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

sutare fish

typically ~46 cm · can reach 48 cm

Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Oxundasjön

Oxundasjön holds 11 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and ål, asp and björkna schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Oxundasjön is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.

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.
Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Anders Karlssonsutare36 cm
2Heike Dahlzander25 cm
3Björn Bergroach13 cm
4Tomas Weberperch12 cm
5Elin Hedlundperch11 cm
6Magnus Brandtruffe7 cm

Species records here

sutare36 cmAnders Karlsson

zander25 cmHeike Dahl

roach13 cmBjörn Berg

perch12 cmTomas Weber

ruffe7 cmMagnus Brandt

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