Stor-Abborrsjön

northern mesotrophic stratified lake · 63°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 13 m6 species on recordsources & method →

clarity 5.0 mmax depth 13 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Stor-Abborrsjön lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (13 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Stor-Abborrsjön FVOF. Day permit ~160 kr · annual permit ~800 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 Stor-Abborrsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

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

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

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

havsoring-baltic fish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm

Havsoring-baltic moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

salmon fish

typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm

Salmon is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Regnbåge is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

Fishing Stor-Abborrsjön

The species list of Stor-Abborrsjön runs to 6. 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.

Every session at Stor-Abborrsjön 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

Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Stefan Åströmsalmon56 cm
2Hanna Brandtpike54 cm
3Karl Lundregnbåge30 cm
4Karl Norénregnbåge30 cm
5Erik Viklundgrayling26 cm
6Andreas Olofssonhavsoring-baltic23 cm

Species records here

salmon56 cmStefan Åström

pike54 cmHanna Brandt

regnbåge30 cmKarl Norén

grayling26 cmErik Viklund

havsoring-baltic23 cmAndreas Olofsson

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