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Stora Harundsjön

mesotrophic lake · 62°N
Real lakereal shoreline5 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method
clarity 3.4 mmax depth 2 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Stora Harundsjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.

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.

Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Stora Harundsjön 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 Stora Harundsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 25 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 7 cm
Elritsa moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~41 cm · can reach 66 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
trout salmonids
typically ~23 cm · can reach 23 cm
Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~37 cm · can reach 52 cm
Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

Fishing Stora Harundsjön

Stora Harundsjön holds 5 species, with perch, pike and trout at the top of the chain and elritsa and whitefish schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Stora Harundsjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Jonas Häggtrout17 cm
  2. 2Anna Häggtrout17 cm
  3. 3Sabine Vogelperch12 cm
  4. 4Per Schmidtperch12 cm
  5. 5Ida Raskperch12 cm
  6. 6Petra Olofssonelritsa5 cm
Species records here
trout17 cmJonas Hägg
perch12 cmPer Schmidt
elritsa5 cmPetra Olofsson
The same water, for real