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Sör-Mesjön

northern humic brown forest lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 17 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 2.0 mmax depth 17 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Sör-Mesjön lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 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.

Moderately deep (17 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Sör-Mesjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Sör-Mesjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 41 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~61 cm · can reach 77 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~7 cm · can reach 13 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~37 cm · can reach 37 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 29 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~34 cm · can reach 34 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

Fishing Sör-Mesjön

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Sör-Mesjön, carried by ruffe, roach and whitefish. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Sör-Mesjön 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. 1Torbjörn Brandtpike54 cm
  2. 2Eva Falkpike49 cm
  3. 3Oskar Norénburbot28 cm
  4. 4Kjell Hedlundburbot28 cm
  5. 5Rickard Raskwhitefish26 cm
  6. 6Eva Nyströmruffe6 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmEva Falk
burbot28 cmOskar Norén
whitefish26 cmRickard Rask
ruffe6 cmEva Nyström
The same water, for real
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