Rävsjön

northern humic brown forest lake · 63°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 21 m12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 1.8 mmax depth 21 mpH 6.6oligotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road

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Character of the water

Rävsjön lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

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

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (21 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Rävsjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Rävsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~24 cm · can reach 34 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 ~43 cm · can reach 76 cm

In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

ruffe perch family

typically ~10 cm · can reach 16 cm

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

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

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

havsoring-baltic fish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~31 cm · can reach 31 cm

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

salmon fish

typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

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

nors fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 14 cm

Nors roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

stensimpa fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm

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

Fishing Rävsjön

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Rävsjön, carried by ål, ruffe and havsoring-baltic. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

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

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Roland Sandströmpike39 cm
2Jürgen Häggburbot24 cm
3Bjørn Falkburbot23 cm
4Kjell Krügerroach16 cm
5Hanna Petterssonruffe10 cm
6Elin Åbergstensimpa6 cm

Species records here

pike39 cmRoland Sandström

burbot23 cmBjørn Falk

roach16 cmKjell Krüger

ruffe10 cmHanna Pettersson

stensimpa6 cmElin Åberg

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