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Stor-Gravusjön

northern humic brown forest lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shoreline2 species on recordsources & method
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 8 mpH 5.8mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Stor-Gravusjön 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 lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Stor-Gravusjön 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 Stor-Gravusjön

pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

Fishing Stor-Gravusjön

Stor-Gravusjön holds 2 species, with pike and trout at the top of the chain. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Stor-Gravusjön 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Nils Erikssonpike55 cm
  2. 2Anders Blompike54 cm
  3. 3Mikael Korhonentrout29 cm
  4. 4Stefan Ektrout29 cm
  5. 5Uwe Vainiotrout29 cm
  6. 6Ole Boströmtrout28 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmNils Eriksson
trout29 cmUwe Vainio
The same water, for real