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Svalsjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 13 m6 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 13 mpH 5.9oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road
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Character of the water

Svalsjön 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 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 (13 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Svalsjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Svalsjön

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.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
löja fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
Löja grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Svalsjön

Svalsjön holds 6 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and ål, ruffe and löja schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

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 Svalsjön 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
  1. 1Oskar Åbergpike51 cm
  2. 2Fredrik Hedlundål46 cm
  3. 3Stefan Wikströmål45 cm
  4. 4Astrid Hedlundroach16 cm
  5. 5Axel Lehmannroach15 cm
  6. 6Björn Olofssonruffe12 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmOskar Åberg
ål46 cmFredrik Hedlund
roach16 cmAstrid Hedlund
ruffe12 cmBjörn Olofsson
The same water, for real
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