Storsjön
Character of the water
Storsjön lies in the cold north — a northern nutrient-rich lowland lake.
The surroundings
The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.
Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Storsjön 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 Storsjön
Fishing Storsjön
perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Storsjön, carried by ruffe, roach and regnbåge. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
Every session at Storsjön 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
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Linnea Fischerpike61 cm
- 2Anders Lindqvistpike50 cm
- 3Jürgen DahlArctic char30 cm
- 4Lars Forsbergtrout29 cm
- 5Astrid Häggtrout28 cm
- 6Kjell Falkruffe10 cm