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Rossjön

northern humic brown tarn · 63°N
Real lakereal shoreline5 species on recordsources & method
clarity 0.9 mmax depth 6 mpH 6.0oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Rossjön lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown tarn. 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.

Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Rossjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Rossjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

Fishing Rossjön

perch, pike and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Rossjön, carried by whitefish. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Rossjön 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Jonas Wikströmpike53 cm
  2. 2Mats Sjöbergwhitefish30 cm
  3. 3Uwe SundinArctic char29 cm
  4. 4Nils ÅbergArctic char28 cm
  5. 5Jukka Korhonenwhitefish24 cm
  6. 6Lars Wagnerperch19 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmJonas Wikström
whitefish30 cmMats Sjöberg
Arctic char29 cmUwe Sundin
perch19 cmLars Wagner
The same water, for real