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Visjön

southern humic brown tarn · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 5 m4 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 5 mpH 6.9mesotrophic · humicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Visjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. 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 (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Visjön 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 Visjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 39 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~56 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 26 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~57 cm · can reach 57 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Visjön

Visjön holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach and sutare schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Visjön 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. 1Sabine Krügerpike48 cm
  2. 2Henrik Nyströmpike44 cm
  3. 3Maria Åbergsutare43 cm
  4. 4Tomas Eksutare42 cm
  5. 5Mats Lindqvistroach16 cm
  6. 6Wolfgang Ekperch12 cm
Species records here
pike48 cmSabine Krüger
sutare43 cmMaria Åberg
roach16 cmMats Lindqvist
perch12 cmWolfgang Ek
The same water, for real