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Ytter-Mjösjön

northern humic brown forest lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 9 m1 species on recordsources & method
clarity 2.3 mmax depth 9 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Ytter-Mjösjön lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Ytter-Mjösjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • 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 Ytter-Mjösjön

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.

Fishing Ytter-Mjösjön

The species list of Ytter-Mjösjön runs to 1. The predators — trout — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Ytter-Mjösjön 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. 1Ole Hedlundtrout40 cm
  2. 2Johan Björktrout37 cm
  3. 3Maria Webertrout32 cm
  4. 4Elin Hansentrout31 cm
  5. 5Roland Olofssontrout30 cm
  6. 6Johan Karlssontrout28 cm
The same water, for real