Stöllsjön
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 12 m7 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 12 mpH 6.3eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Stöllsjön lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (12 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Stöllsjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Stöllsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 36 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~39 cm · can reach 39 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
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 ~33 cm · can reach 33 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
Fishing Stöllsjön
The species list of Stöllsjön runs to 7. The predators — perch, pike and grayling — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Stöllsjön regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Wolfgang Lindqvisttrout33 cm
- 2Fredrik Korhonenpike29 cm
- 3Maria Webertrout28 cm
- 4Mats Nieminenwhitefish25 cm
- 5Emil Wagnergrayling24 cm
- 6Jukka Vogelperch13 cm
Species records here
pike29 cmFredrik Korhonen
trout28 cmMaria Weber
whitefish25 cmMats Nieminen
grayling24 cmEmil Wagner
perch13 cmJukka Vogel
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