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Äskhultesjön

southern acidified brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 2.1 mmax depth 13 mpH 4.6oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Äskhultesjön lies in the south — a southern acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 m and splits the lake into two worlds. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (13 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Äskhultesjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.

  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Äskhultesjön

Fishing Äskhultesjön

Äskhultesjön holds 0 species. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Äskhultesjön 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.

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.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

No one's fished here yet — be the first on the board.

The same water, for real