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Södra Bullaresjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 27 m15 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 2.6 mmax depth 27 mpH 6.6mesotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Södra Bullaresjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 7 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Large and deep (27 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Södra Bullaresjön 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 Södra Bullaresjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~43 cm · can reach 51 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps elritsa moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 68 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
Id grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
löja fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 19 cm
Löja grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
roach coarse fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 39 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
nors fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 26 cm
Nors roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
trout salmonids
typically ~54 cm · can reach 66 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
regnbåge fish
typically ~42 cm · can reach 45 cm
Regnbåge hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
sarv fish
typically ~29 cm · can reach 36 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps sarv moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Södra Bullaresjön

Södra Bullaresjön holds 15 species, with perch, pike and trout at the top of the chain and ål, bream and elritsa schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Every session at Södra Bullaresjön 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.
  • Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Jonas Wagnerid34 cm
  2. 2Jonas Krügerwhitefish24 cm
  3. 3Uwe Vainiolöja15 cm
  4. 4Heike Nilssonlöja13 cm
  5. 5Henrik Lundnors10 cm
  6. 6Sören Månssonnors9 cm
Species records here
id34 cmJonas Wagner
whitefish24 cmJonas Krüger
löja13 cmHeike Nilsson
nors9 cmSören Månsson
The same water, for real