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Stor-Vamsjön

northern humic brown forest lake · 63°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 29 m10 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 1.9 mmax depth 29 mpH 6.2eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
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Character of the water

Stor-Vamsjön 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 half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Large and deep (29 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-Vamsjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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-Vamsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~29 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~65 cm · can reach 72 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 17 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
löja fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
Löja grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
roach coarse fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 28 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
nors fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 20 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.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

Fishing Stor-Vamsjön

Stor-Vamsjön holds 10 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ål, ruffe and löja schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Every session at Stor-Vamsjön 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.
  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Fredrik Erikssonpike49 cm
  2. 2Ida Månssontrout29 cm
  3. 3Björn Strandperch24 cm
  4. 4Erik Blomroach14 cm
  5. 5Stefan Wikströmruffe7 cm
  6. 6Jukka Sundinruffe7 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmFredrik Eriksson
trout29 cmIda Månsson
perch24 cmBjörn Strand
roach14 cmErik Blom
ruffe7 cmStefan Wikström
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