Yttre Fosksjön
humic brown forest lake · 62°N
clarity 1.9 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.2mesotrophic · humicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Yttre Fosksjön lies in central Sweden — a 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 (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Yttre Fosksjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Yttre Fosksjön
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Fishing Yttre Fosksjön
Yttre Fosksjön holds 2 species, with trout and Arctic char at the top of the chain. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Yttre Fosksjön 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
- 1Oskar Lehmanntrout32 cm
- 2Bjørn Boströmtrout31 cm
- 3Jukka KorhonenArctic char30 cm
- 4Elin Fischertrout30 cm
- 5Rickard RaskArctic char29 cm
- 6Magnus Fischertrout29 cm
Species records here
trout29 cmMagnus Fischer
Arctic char29 cmRickard Rask
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