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Torsbölessjön

northern humic brown forest lake · 63°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 12 m3 species on recordsources & method
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 12 mpH 5.7oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Torsbölessjön lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Torsbölessjön 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 Torsbölessjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
salmon fish
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
Salmon hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

Fishing Torsbölessjön

The species list of Torsbölessjön runs to 3. The predators — perch, pike and salmon — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Torsbölessjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Emil Vainiosalmon55 cm
  2. 2Axel Nieminensalmon52 cm
  3. 3Stefan Falksalmon52 cm
  4. 4Ida Månssonpike51 cm
  5. 5Heike Wikströmpike49 cm
  6. 6Maria Weberperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmStefan Falk
pike49 cmHeike Wikström
perch18 cmMaria Weber
The same water, for real