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Västersjön

humic brown forest lake · 62°N
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clarity 3.9 mmax depth 15 mpH 6.5oligotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road
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Character of the water

Västersjön 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 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.

Moderately deep (15 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Västersjön 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 Västersjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~34 cm · can reach 38 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~31 cm · can reach 31 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps grayling moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~23 cm · can reach 23 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 26 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 12 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
regnbåge fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, regnbåge shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 25 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Västersjön

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

Every session at Västersjön 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.
  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Per SundinArctic char35 cm
  2. 2Andreas Olofssontrout33 cm
  3. 3Sören Häggtrout30 cm
  4. 4Heike Lindqvistbream25 cm
  5. 5Elin Åbergpike24 cm
  6. 6Per Fischerruffe6 cm
Species records here
Arctic char35 cmPer Sundin
trout30 cmSören Hägg
bream25 cmHeike Lindqvist
pike24 cmElin Åberg
ruffe6 cmPer Fischer
The same water, for real
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