Äskåkersvät
southern mesotrophic lake · 58°N
clarity 3.3 mmax depth 3 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Äskåkersvät 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.
Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Äskåkersvät FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Äskåkersvät
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
Fishing Äskåkersvät
The species list of Äskåkersvät runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Every session at Äskåkersvät is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.
The catch board
- 1Wolfgang Nyströmpike55 cm
- 2Henrik Lundpike51 cm
- 3Uwe Sundinpike50 cm
- 4Bjørn Johansenperch18 cm
- 5Emil Weberroach15 cm
- 6Tomas Weberroach14 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmHenrik Lund
perch18 cmBjørn Johansen
roach15 cmEmil Weber
The same water, for real
