Älvasjön
southern mesotrophic lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 17 m11 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 4.7 mmax depth 17 mpH 6.8mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Älvasjön lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (17 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Älvasjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Älvasjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 46 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
pike predatory fish
typically ~63 cm · can reach 63 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
In the clear water zander picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 27 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
sarv fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
Here sarv lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Älvasjön
perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Älvasjön, carried by ål, bream and ruffe. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
Whoever fishes Älvasjön 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
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
The catch board
- 1Torbjörn Petterssonål47 cm
- 2Heike Häggål46 cm
- 3Jukka Korhonenwhitefish25 cm
- 4Anna Wagnerroach14 cm
- 5Eva Nyströmvendace13 cm
- 6Hanna Lindqvistroach13 cm
Species records here
ål46 cmHeike Hägg
whitefish25 cmJukka Korhonen
roach13 cmHanna Lindqvist
vendace13 cmEva Nyström
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