Holmsjön

Holmsjön is Sveaskog’s put-and-take lake in the Krampen area, Skinnskatteberg municipality. Rainbow trout is stocked. The lake is a red water: fly fishing, spin fishing and bait fishing are allowed. The same permit covers Stor-Krampen, Lill-Krampen, Hällsjön and Bredtjärn.

Species

Rainbow trout is the main species. This page is Holmsjön at Krampen, not the larger Holmsjön further north in the same municipality. Stocking is during the ice-free season according to Sveaskog.

Rainbow trout in a small forest lake often sit along the edges. After stocking they can sit tight.

On a red water fly, spin and bait fishing are all allowed, which makes the lake grateful also for beginners and families; see more family-friendly waters. In a small lake you reach the fish from the bank and they often circulate along the edges. Powerbait and similar PVC baits are banned, so choose lure, fly or natural bait.

Fly fishing, spin fishing and bait fishing

Red water: fly, spin and bait fishing. One rod. Powerbait and similar PVC baits are banned. Winter fishing is allowed in the red waters. Toilets and bins are for permit holders.

The permit activates with a delay. Buy it in time.

Lures and flies

Small spoons and spinners in silver, white or orange are a common start. On fly: a nymph along the bank. The tips are general.

Fish a bank properly.

When they bite

Morning and evening are often best. Ice fishing has its own season in the red lakes. Check with the permit seller.

Stocked rainbow trout are liveliest in cool water and just after a fill, and take most at dawn and dusk. Because winter fishing is allowed in the red waters you can reach them through the ice when that season opens.

Getting there

The map pin is the named lake Holmsjön closest to Lill-Krampen, around 59.71 north. Do not drive toward Holmsjön at 59.84 in the same municipality.

On iFiske: choose Dagkort Krampen Röda och Rosa vatten. The Malingsbo permit does not apply in this lake.

Rules

Always check the current rules with the permit seller. The permit is personal. Quota and the child rule belong to Sveaskog and they change. Children up to fifteen fish according to the seller free with an adult who has a permit, on the adult’s quota.

The lake is marked as family-friendly with toilets, bins, a family permit and a clear child rule. It is still a forest lake.