Rattsjön

mesotrophic lake · 60°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 19 m15 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 1.9 mmax depth 19 mpH 7.2mesotrophicstatus goodno road · 50 min for the last stretch

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Character of the water

Rattsjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.

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.

Large and deep (19 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Rattsjön 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.
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 Rattsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 40 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

björkna fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm

Björkna holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

bream coarse fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm

Bream holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

elritsa fish

typically ~5 cm · can reach 5 cm

Elritsa moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

pike predatory fish

typically ~56 cm · can reach 73 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

ruffe perch family

typically ~8 cm · can reach 17 cm

Ruffe holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

zander predatory fish

typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm

Zander is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

id fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm

Here id lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

roach coarse fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 30 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

nors fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 14 cm

Nors holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

trout salmonids

typically ~78 cm · can reach 78 cm

Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~30 cm · can reach 40 cm

Arctic char is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

ruda fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm

Ruda holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 23 cm

Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

Fishing Rattsjön

Rattsjön holds 15 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and björkna, bream and elritsa schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Every session at Rattsjön 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

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Roland Lundtrout58 cm
2Kjell Bergburbot37 cm
3Torbjörn Schmidtburbot36 cm
4Maria Häggbream30 cm
5Wolfgang LindqvistArctic char25 cm
6Fredrik Björkbjörkna15 cm

Species records here

trout58 cmRoland Lund

burbot37 cmKjell Berg

bream30 cmMaria Hägg

Arctic char25 cmWolfgang Lindqvist

björkna15 cmFredrik Björk

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