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Svärdsjön

humic brown forest lake · 61°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 18 m14 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 5.0 mmax depth 18 mpH 6.4eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryno road · 50 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Svärdsjön lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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.

Moderately deep (18 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Svärdsjön 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 Svärdsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 36 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~27 cm · can reach 51 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Elritsa grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~32 cm · can reach 32 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 10 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps grayling moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps id moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~33 cm · can reach 33 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 31 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 11 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
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.
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.
vendace whitefish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 16 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

Fishing Svärdsjön

Svärdsjön holds 14 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and bream, elritsa and ruffe schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

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 Svärdsjön 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.
  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Maria Ekid31 cm
  2. 2Emil Strandburbot26 cm
  3. 3Jukka Fischerpike24 cm
  4. 4Per Häggperch10 cm
  5. 5Torbjörn Petterssonnors8 cm
  6. 6Rickard Lundelritsa6 cm
Species records here
id31 cmMaria Ek
burbot26 cmEmil Strand
pike24 cmJukka Fischer
perch10 cmPer Hägg
nors8 cmTorbjörn Pettersson
elritsa6 cmRickard Lund
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