Sandsjön

southern mesotrophic stratified lake · 57°N

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clarity 3.1 mmax depth 3 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Sandsjön lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 9 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Sandsjön 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.
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 Sandsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 29 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

björkna fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 24 cm

Björkna lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

bream coarse fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 38 cm

Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

pike predatory fish

typically ~40 cm · can reach 44 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

ruffe perch family

typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm

Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

zander predatory fish

typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm

In the clear water zander picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

roach coarse fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 20 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

ruda fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm

Ruda lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

sarv fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 18 cm

Here sarv lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

sutare fish

typically ~39 cm · can reach 39 cm

Sutare lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Sandsjön

Sandsjön holds 13 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.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Sandsjön are alike.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Ole Boströmzander42 cm
2Ole Björksutare31 cm
3Stefan Korhonenpike30 cm
4Stefan Brandttrout28 cm
5Gustav Blombream11 cm
6Johan Björkperch8 cm

Species records here

zander42 cmOle Boström

sutare31 cmOle Björk

pike30 cmStefan Korhonen

trout28 cmStefan Brandt

bream11 cmGustav Blom

perch8 cmJohan Björk

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish