Södra Örsjön
mesotrophic lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 37 m5 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 3.1 mmax depth 37 mpH 6.8mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Södra Örsjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (37 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Södra Örsjön FVOF. Day permit ~80 kr · annual permit ~400 kr.
- 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 Södra Örsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 38 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
elritsa fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 11 cm
Here elritsa lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 28 cm
Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
trout salmonids
typically ~54 cm · can reach 57 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~27 cm · can reach 40 cm
In the clear water Arctic char picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Fishing Södra Örsjön
perch, burbot and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Södra Örsjön, carried by elritsa. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Whoever fishes Södra Örsjön 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.
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
- 1Heike Brandttrout46 cm
- 2Elin Nieminentrout42 cm
- 3Jukka Åbergburbot20 cm
- 4Karl Nyströmburbot18 cm
- 5Rickard Olofssonburbot17 cm
- 6Oskar Wagnerperch16 cm
Species records here
trout46 cmHeike Brandt
burbot20 cmJukka Åberg
perch16 cmOskar Wagner
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