Simsjön

southern clear oligotrophic deep lake · 58°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 23 m8 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 2.2 mmax depth 23 mpH 7.2oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Fish Simsjön Buy forecast

Character of the water

Simsjön lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic deep lake.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (23 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Simsjön 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 Simsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 43 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~70 cm · can reach 78 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 30 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.

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Regnbåge is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~29 cm · can reach 33 cm

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

vendace whitefish

typically ~28 cm · can reach 31 cm

Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

Fishing Simsjön

Simsjön holds 8 species, with perch, pike and trout at the top of the chain and bream, roach and regnbåge schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

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 Simsjön are alike.

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

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Axel Rasktrout37 cm
2Ole Hedlundbream34 cm
3Wolfgang Åbergbream31 cm
4Ida Vogelvendace22 cm
5Maria Åbergperch20 cm
6Sören Björkroach19 cm

Species records here

trout37 cmAxel Rask

bream31 cmWolfgang Åberg

vendace22 cmIda Vogel

perch20 cmMaria Åberg

roach19 cmSören Björk

The same water, for real

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