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Tisjön

nutrient-rich lowland lake · 61°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 20 m13 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method
clarity 1.5 mmax depth 20 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactoryno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Tisjön lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.

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 (20 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 — Tisjön 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 Tisjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~24 cm · can reach 42 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.
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 ~45 cm · can reach 45 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~40 cm · can reach 40 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 26 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
regnbåge fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Regnbåge 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
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 38 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 16 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Tisjön

Tisjön holds 13 species, with perch, pike and grayling at the top of the chain and ål, bream and elritsa schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Whoever fishes Tisjön 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

  • 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. 1Lars Weberpike34 cm
  2. 2Magnus Fischerbream33 cm
  3. 3Lars Korhonentrout31 cm
  4. 4Mikael Nieminenwhitefish31 cm
  5. 5Oskar Wikströmwhitefish29 cm
  6. 6Sara Norénelritsa5 cm
Species records here
pike34 cmLars Weber
bream33 cmMagnus Fischer
trout31 cmLars Korhonen
whitefish29 cmOskar Wikström
elritsa5 cmSara Norén
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