Rensjön

northern mesotrophic lake · 65°N

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clarity 2.6 mmax depth 8 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Rensjön lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic lake.

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 (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

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

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 ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

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

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

Here grayling 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 ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

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

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm

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

stensimpa fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm

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

Fishing Rensjön

Rensjön holds 11 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and bream, elritsa and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Rensjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Stefan Falkpike50 cm
2Erik Olofssonburbot41 cm
3Anders Nilssonbream30 cm
4Maria Lundwhitefish26 cm
5Kjell Vogelwhitefish24 cm
6Oskar Häggelritsa6 cm

Species records here

pike50 cmStefan Falk

burbot41 cmErik Olofsson

bream30 cmAnders Nilsson

whitefish24 cmKjell Vogel

elritsa6 cmOskar Hägg

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