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Stora Källsjön

southern acidified forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 3.9 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.4mesotrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Stora Källsjön lies in the south — a southern acidified forest lake. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

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 Källsjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Källsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

Fishing Stora Källsjön

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Stora Källsjön. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Whoever fishes Stora Källsjön 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

  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Lars Holmpike54 cm
  2. 2Heike Häggpike54 cm
  3. 3Jonas Wikströmperch23 cm
  4. 4Astrid Wagnerperch20 cm
  5. 5Oskar Norénperch19 cm
  6. 6Johan Karlssonperch18 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmLars Holm
perch19 cmOskar Norén
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