Survesjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N

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clarity 2.1 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Survesjön 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 — Survesjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Survesjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

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

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

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

björkna fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm

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

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps elritsa moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

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

nors fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

Nors roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

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

Fishing Survesjön

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Survesjön, carried by ål, björkna and bream. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Whoever fishes Survesjön 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

1Sabine Vogelburbot42 cm
2Torbjörn Petterssonburbot38 cm
3Linnea Karlssonsutare30 cm
4Per Bakkesutare30 cm
5Roland Holmperch18 cm
6Fredrik Boströmnors10 cm

Species records here

burbot38 cmTorbjörn Pettersson

sutare30 cmPer Bakke

perch18 cmRoland Holm

nors10 cmFredrik Boström

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