Styggsjön

humic brown forest lake · 62°N

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clarity 1.2 mmax depth 12 mpH 6.0mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Styggsjön lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 8 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (12 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Styggsjön 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 Styggsjön

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

salmon fish

typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm

In the murky light, salmon shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the murky light, regnbåge shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Arctic char hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruda fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm

Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

stäm fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm

Stäm grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Styggsjön

pike, salmon and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Styggsjön, carried by ål, regnbåge and ruda. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Styggsjön are alike.

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

1Stefan Strandpike52 cm
2Sören Häggregnbåge29 cm
3Sören MånssonArctic char29 cm
4Karl MånssonArctic char28 cm
5Sören Björkstäm14 cm
6Gustav Nilssonstäm13 cm

Species records here

pike52 cmStefan Strand

regnbåge29 cmSören Hägg

Arctic char28 cmKarl Månsson

stäm14 cmSören Björk

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish