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Rösjön

southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinereal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 6.3 mmax depth 3 mpH 5.5oligotrophicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Rösjön lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

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 ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

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

  • Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Axel Nyströmpike54 cm
  2. 2Sören Häggperch20 cm
  3. 3Jukka Erikssonperch19 cm
  4. 4Emil Weberperch18 cm
  5. 5Rickard Brandtroach14 cm
  6. 6Maria Erikssonroach14 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmAxel Nyström
perch18 cmEmil Weber
roach14 cmMaria Eriksson
The same water, for real