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Södra Vallsjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 19 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 4.8 mmax depth 19 mpH 6.3oligotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

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

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (19 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

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

  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Södra Vallsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 44 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~54 cm · can reach 54 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~46 cm · can reach 49 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 22 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~26 cm · can reach 29 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 16 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Södra Vallsjön

Södra Vallsjön holds 6 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and bream, roach and whitefish schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Every session at Södra Vallsjön 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.
  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Heike Sundinpike36 cm
  2. 2Roland Holmpike35 cm
  3. 3Lars Lindqvistwhitefish20 cm
  4. 4Björn Strandvendace11 cm
  5. 5Petra Olofssonperch10 cm
  6. 6Linnea Fischerperch9 cm
Species records here
pike36 cmHeike Sundin
whitefish20 cmLars Lindqvist
vendace11 cmBjörn Strand
perch10 cmPetra Olofsson
The same water, for real