Sticksjön
southern humic brown tarn · 59°N
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 4 mpH 5.7oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Sticksjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. 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.
Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Sticksjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Sticksjön
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
Fishing Sticksjön
The species list of Sticksjön runs to 1. ruda dominate here, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Sticksjön 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.
The catch board
- 1Stefan Karlssonruda16 cm
- 2Klaus Karlssonruda16 cm
- 3Wolfgang Olofssonruda16 cm
- 4Björn Strandruda15 cm
- 5Fredrik Krügerruda15 cm
- 6Lars Korhonenruda15 cm
The same water, for real