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Tansjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 38 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 1.0 mmax depth 38 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Tansjön 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 remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Large and deep (38 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Tansjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Tansjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 38 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~57 cm · can reach 87 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 13 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~23 cm · can reach 29 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 14 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 24 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

Fishing Tansjön

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Tansjön, carried by ruffe, roach and nors. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Tansjön 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

  • 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Per Nyströmpike46 cm
  2. 2Andreas Johansenperch22 cm
  3. 3Tomas Wikströmroach18 cm
  4. 4Jukka Webernors10 cm
  5. 5Gustav Karlssonruffe9 cm
  6. 6Maria Weberruffe9 cm
Species records here
pike46 cmPer Nyström
perch22 cmAndreas Johansen
roach18 cmTomas Wikström
nors10 cmJukka Weber
ruffe9 cmMaria Weber
The same water, for real
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