Tryssjön
northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shoreline6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.1 mmax depth 8 mpH 7.0oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Tryssjön lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Tryssjön 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 Tryssjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 43 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
pike predatory fish
typically ~49 cm · can reach 112 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 11 cm
Ruffe holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
grayling fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 38 cm
Here grayling lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 17 cm
Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 26 cm
Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
Fishing Tryssjön
The species list of Tryssjön runs to 6. The predators — perch, pike and grayling — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Tryssjön 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.
The catch board
- 1Jonas Wikströmpike56 cm
- 2Kjell Bergpike41 cm
- 3Karin Nyströmgrayling30 cm
- 4Anna Häggperch19 cm
- 5Hanna Viklundburbot13 cm
- 6Ida Månssonburbot13 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmJonas Wikström
grayling30 cmKarin Nyström
perch19 cmAnna Hägg
burbot13 cmHanna Viklund
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