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Vita Sjö

southern humic brown forest lake · 56°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 7 m5 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method
clarity 1.0 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.9oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Vita Sjö 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 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 (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Vita Sjö 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 Vita Sjö

perch predatory fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 30 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~24 cm · can reach 39 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~44 cm · can reach 50 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sutare fish
typically ~36 cm · can reach 36 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Vita Sjö

Vita Sjö holds 5 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and bream, roach and sutare schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Vita Sjö 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. 1Axel Raskpike35 cm
  2. 2Heike Lindqvistsutare28 cm
  3. 3Johan Rasksutare27 cm
  4. 4Fredrik Sundinbream22 cm
  5. 5Fredrik Krügerroach9 cm
  6. 6Jürgen Falkperch8 cm
Species records here
pike35 cmAxel Rask
sutare28 cmHeike Lindqvist
bream22 cmFredrik Sundin
roach9 cmFredrik Krüger
perch8 cmJürgen Falk
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