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Stora Fisksjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.3mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Stora Fisksjön lies in the south — a southern 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.

Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Stora Fisksjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Stora Fisksjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Stora Fisksjön

Stora Fisksjön holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Stora Fisksjön 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

  • 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. 1Ole Nyströmpike60 cm
  2. 2Gustav Åströmpike49 cm
  3. 3Karin Nyströmperch19 cm
  4. 4Stefan Korhonenperch18 cm
  5. 5Karin Nilssonperch18 cm
  6. 6Nils Viklundruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike60 cmOle Nyström
perch18 cmKarin Nilsson
ruffe10 cmNils Viklund
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