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Stor-Armsjön

northern humic brown forest lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 16 m9 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 16 mpH 6.7oligotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road
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Character of the water

Stor-Armsjön lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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.

Moderately deep (16 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Stor-Armsjön 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 Stor-Armsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~26 cm · can reach 40 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~61 cm · can reach 65 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 14 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~61 cm · can reach 61 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 24 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
nors fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Nors roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
vendace whitefish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 17 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
stensimpa fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
Down on the bottom stensimpa sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Stor-Armsjön

The species list of Stor-Armsjön runs to 9. 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.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Stor-Armsjön are alike.

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

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Karin Schmidtroach15 cm
  2. 2Emil Brandtroach13 cm
  3. 3Andreas Johansenvendace13 cm
  4. 4Lars Boströmroach13 cm
  5. 5Jürgen Falknors10 cm
  6. 6Mikko Sandströmruffe6 cm
Species records here
roach15 cmKarin Schmidt
vendace13 cmAndreas Johansen
nors10 cmJürgen Falk
ruffe6 cmMikko Sandström
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