Stor-Laxsjön

clear oligotrophic deep lake · 63°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 31 m10 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →

clarity 8.6 mmax depth 31 mpH 5.6oligotrophicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Stor-Laxsjön lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic deep lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

The surroundings

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

Large and deep (31 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Stor-Laxsjön 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-Laxsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 42 cm

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

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

pike predatory fish

typically ~56 cm · can reach 87 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~8 cm · can reach 8 cm

Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~40 cm · can reach 51 cm

Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

roach coarse fish

typically ~21 cm · can reach 32 cm

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

trout salmonids

typically ~62 cm · can reach 73 cm

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

whitefish whitefish

typically ~23 cm · can reach 40 cm

Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm

Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

stensimpa fish

typically ~6 cm · can reach 6 cm

Stensimpa lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Stor-Laxsjön

The species list of Stor-Laxsjön runs to 10. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size every bay becomes its own fishery.

Whoever fishes Stor-Laxsjön 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Wolfgang Olofssonburbot32 cm
2Hanna Johansenroach22 cm
3Per Holmroach18 cm
4Torbjörn Schmidtroach17 cm
5Hanna Lindqvistroach16 cm
6Gustav Nilssonvendace13 cm

Species records here

burbot32 cmWolfgang Olofsson

roach18 cmPer Holm

vendace13 cmGustav Nilsson

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