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Våtsjön

humic brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 13 m7 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.5 mmax depth 13 mpH 6.3mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Våtsjön lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 7 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 (13 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Våtsjön 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 Våtsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 33 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~63 cm · can reach 82 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~14 cm · can reach 18 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~43 cm · can reach 57 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 27 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 29 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 25 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Våtsjön

Våtsjön holds 7 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ruffe, roach and whitefish schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Våtsjön 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.
  • Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Karl Boströmburbot34 cm
  2. 2Lars Wagnerburbot33 cm
  3. 3Stefan Ekburbot33 cm
  4. 4Rickard Brandtvendace15 cm
  5. 5Astrid Holmperch11 cm
  6. 6Heike Sjöbergperch11 cm
Species records here
burbot33 cmLars Wagner
vendace15 cmRickard Brandt
perch11 cmHeike Sjöberg
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