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Tomtsjön

humic brown forest lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 7 m10 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 7 mpH 7.4eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
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Character of the water

Tomtsjön 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 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 — Tomtsjön 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 Tomtsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 36 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
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 ~11 cm · can reach 31 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~52 cm · can reach 53 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 12 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
löja fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 16 cm
Löja grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
roach coarse fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 27 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Down on the bottom ruda sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
sarv fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 17 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps sarv moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sutare fish
typically ~37 cm · can reach 42 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Tomtsjön

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

Every session at Tomtsjön 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.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Axel Forsbergpike48 cm
  2. 2Jürgen Schmidtpike42 cm
  3. 3Gustav Nilssonpike41 cm
  4. 4Axel Boströmsutare29 cm
  5. 5Emil Vainioruda15 cm
  6. 6Oskar Åbergbream10 cm
Species records here
pike42 cmJürgen Schmidt
sutare29 cmAxel Boström
ruda15 cmEmil Vainio
bream10 cmOskar Åberg
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish