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Stödesjön

humic brown forest lake · 62°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 66 m9 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 1.5 mmax depth 66 mpH 6.7eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
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Character of the water

Stödesjön lies in central Sweden — a 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.

Large and deep (66 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 — Stödesjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Stödesjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~26 cm · can reach 43 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~56 cm · can reach 56 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 13 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 51 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~23 cm · can reach 25 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
nors fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 15 cm
Nors roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
regnbåge fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Regnbåge hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 39 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
stäm fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 20 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps stäm moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

Fishing Stödesjön

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

Every session at Stödesjön 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.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Gustav Schmidtburbot30 cm
  2. 2Stefan Wikströmregnbåge28 cm
  3. 3Ida Norénroach19 cm
  4. 4Maria Sandströmroach17 cm
  5. 5Henrik Eknors12 cm
  6. 6Klaus Olofssonruffe8 cm
Species records here
burbot30 cmGustav Schmidt
regnbåge28 cmStefan Wikström
roach17 cmMaria Sandström
nors12 cmHenrik Ek
ruffe8 cmKlaus Olofsson
The same water, for real
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