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Tunsjön

northern humic brown forest lake · 63°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 14 msources & method
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 14 mpH 6.0mesotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Tunsjön lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (14 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Tunsjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Tunsjön

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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the murky light, zander shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Tunsjön

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

Every session at Tunsjön 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. 1Mikko Lindqvistpike53 cm
  2. 2Jukka Vogelzander43 cm
  3. 3Lars Korhonenperch19 cm
  4. 4Karin Nilssonroach14 cm
  5. 5Karl Boströmruffe11 cm
  6. 6Lars Lindqvistruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmMikko Lindqvist
zander43 cmJukka Vogel
perch19 cmLars Korhonen
roach14 cmKarin Nilsson
ruffe11 cmKarl Boström
The same water, for real