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Södersjön

humic brown tarn · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 4 m10 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 2.0 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.3eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road
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Character of the water

Södersjön lies in central Sweden — a humic brown tarn. 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.

Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Södersjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Södersjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 36 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
björkna fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 30 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 28 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~56 cm · can reach 56 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 11 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 76 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 30 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ruda fish
typically ~33 cm · can reach 36 cm
Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
sarv fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 15 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~40 cm · can reach 40 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Södersjön

Södersjön holds 10 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and björkna, bream and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Södersjön 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.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Anna Nyströmpike47 cm
  2. 2Gustav Blomsutare30 cm
  3. 3Emil Lundruda26 cm
  4. 4Maria Sandströmroach11 cm
  5. 5Torbjörn Häggperch9 cm
  6. 6Elin Månssonperch9 cm
Species records here
pike47 cmAnna Nyström
sutare30 cmGustav Blom
ruda26 cmEmil Lund
roach11 cmMaria Sandström
perch9 cmTorbjörn Hägg
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