Ovansjö Kronoparks Flugfiske

Ripples through the wild forest. Here swims a genuine trout population called Borrsjöåöring.

Borrsjöån is a smaller forest stream that has its source flow from Borrsjön in Dalarna where it then flows into Gästrikland and out into Storsjön. Borrsjöån is a very beautiful stream that has very varied environments, with everything from longer calm flows in marshland to more challenging sections through dense coniferous and mixed forests.

Borrsjöån holds a very unique strain of trout called Borrsjöåöring, unfortunately the trout has been exposed to human influence on nature like many other of our Swedish waterways and lakes. What has previously been destroyed by us humans must now be addressed by us, which we will try to contribute to on our fly fishing route. We call it the project "Save Borrsjöåöring".

On our fly fishing route, the Borrsjöån river shows itself from its most beautiful side with varying current sections that are interspersed with nice small pools and stream necks. The river is surrounded by a magical coniferous forest in the upper parts while it transitions to more mixed forest in the lower parts. The bottom structure consists of sand and gravel in the calmer parts and pools, while stones of varying sizes create strong current sections. "Insect life" Insect life is very varied during the year.

From May to the end of August, among other things, reed dragonflies, Åsand dragonflies, sea sand dragonflies, damselflies, night dragonflies and lots of tasty land insects hatch. Around midsummer and a couple of weeks before that, we have large hatches of gourmet dragonflies - Åsand dragonflies (Ephermera Danica) and Sjösand dragonflies (Ephermera Vulgata), which give us unbeatable dry fly fishing! During this period, it is easy to find alert fish along the entire stretch as the fish feast on these goodies. Another fun period is when the damselflies are on the move. Then the fish go on a very aggressive hunt and you can see the fish jump really high, even into the overhangs of bushes and trees! From September, it is the feather midges and the occasional stream dragonfly together with land insects that attract the alert. The fish often stand close to the shore and head and tail, then flies in very small sizes apply.