Rösjön
southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 16 msizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.3 mmax depth 16 mpH 6.1oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Rösjön lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
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 — Rösjön 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 Rösjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 45 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
pike predatory fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 10 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
roach coarse fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
Fishing Rösjön
The species list of Rösjön runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Every session at Rösjön 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
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
The catch board
- 1Axel Månssonperch10 cm
- 2Per Krügerperch10 cm
- 3Erik Holmperch9 cm
- 4Rickard Olofssonpike8 cm
- 5Karin Schmidtroach7 cm
- 6Ole Sandströmroach6 cm
Species records here
perch10 cmAxel Månsson
pike8 cmRickard Olofsson
roach6 cmOle Sandström
The same water, for real
