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Ryssbysjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 8 m17 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.5 mmax depth 8 mpH 6.4oligotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road
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Character of the water

Ryssbysjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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 — Ryssbysjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Ryssbysjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 41 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
björkna fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~27 cm · can reach 42 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
färna fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 60 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps färna moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~32 cm · can reach 45 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 18 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~42 cm · can reach 75 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps id moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
mal fish
typically ~100 cm · can reach 250 cm
Mal hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Ryssbysjön

Ryssbysjön holds 17 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and ål, björkna and bream schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Ryssbysjön 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. 1Lars Boströmburbot36 cm
  2. 2Astrid Vainiozander34 cm
  3. 3Anna Vainiosutare30 cm
  4. 4Sara Holmfärna24 cm
  5. 5Hanna Petterssonbream23 cm
  6. 6Mikael Korhonenbjörkna15 cm
Species records here
burbot36 cmLars Boström
zander34 cmAstrid Vainio
sutare30 cmAnna Vainio
färna24 cmSara Holm
bream23 cmHanna Pettersson
björkna15 cmMikael Korhonen
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish