Stömnesjön

mesotrophic lake · 59°N

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clarity 3.9 mmax depth 26 mpH 6.1mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

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Character of the water

Stömnesjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.

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.

Large and deep (26 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 — Stömnesjön 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 Stömnesjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 34 cm

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

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~41 cm · can reach 48 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~9 cm · can reach 16 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

löja fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 15 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 22 cm

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

nors fish

typically ~10 cm · can reach 13 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 40 cm

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

Fishing Stömnesjön

The species list of Stömnesjön runs to 10. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Stömnesjön 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

In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Jürgen Häggburbot41 cm
2Erik Sandströmburbot39 cm
3Oskar Nilssontrout35 cm
4Emil Strandwhitefish23 cm
5Astrid Hedlundroach13 cm
6Ole Krügerruffe7 cm

Species records here

burbot39 cmErik Sandström

trout35 cmOskar Nilsson

whitefish23 cmEmil Strand

roach13 cmAstrid Hedlund

ruffe7 cmOle Krüger

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