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Videsjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
clarity 1.9 mmax depth 8 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Videsjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Videsjön 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 Videsjön

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.

Fishing Videsjön

The species list of Videsjön runs to 2. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Videsjön 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.

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. 1Mats Krügerpike55 cm
  2. 2Anna Lundpike52 cm
  3. 3Anna Blomperch20 cm
  4. 4Bjørn Johansenperch19 cm
  5. 5Axel Boströmperch18 cm
  6. 6Ida Månssonperch18 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmMats Krüger
perch18 cmAxel Boström
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