Stensjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 9 m13 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 1.8 mmax depth 9 mpH 7.4eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

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Character of the water

Stensjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Stensjön 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 Stensjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~6 cm · can reach 42 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

björkna fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm

Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

bream coarse fish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 40 cm

Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~50 cm · can reach 50 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~10 cm · can reach 15 cm

Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

zander predatory fish

typically ~26 cm · can reach 77 cm

Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

roach coarse fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 31 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruda fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm

Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

sarv fish

typically ~31 cm · can reach 37 cm

Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

vendace whitefish

typically ~10 cm · can reach 18 cm

Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

sutare fish

typically ~46 cm · can reach 46 cm

Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Stensjön

The species list of Stensjön runs to 13. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Stensjön 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

Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Stefan Olofssonsarv23 cm
2Astrid Viklundsarv23 cm
3Klaus Strandruda15 cm
4Wolfgang Åbergruda15 cm
5Lars Korhonenbjörkna15 cm
6Lars Lindqvistroach12 cm

Species records here

sarv23 cmStefan Olofsson

ruda15 cmWolfgang Åberg

björkna15 cmLars Korhonen

roach12 cmLars Lindqvist

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