Ässjön

mesotrophic lake · 59°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 13 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 3.9 mmax depth 13 mpH 6.1mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Fish Ässjön Buy forecast

Character of the water

Ässjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

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 — Ässjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Ässjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~33 cm · can reach 43 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm

Elritsa moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

pike predatory fish

typically ~71 cm · can reach 75 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

roach coarse fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 28 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

trout salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

Trout is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

Fishing Ässjön

perch, pike and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Ässjön, carried by ål, elritsa and roach. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Ässjön are alike.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Astrid Häggpike53 cm
2Anna Nyströmål52 cm
3Karin Månssonål47 cm
4Karin Nilssonperch33 cm
5Torbjörn Häggroach12 cm
6Emil Boströmelritsa6 cm

Species records here

pike53 cmAstrid Hägg

ål47 cmKarin Månsson

perch33 cmKarin Nilsson

roach12 cmTorbjörn Hägg

elritsa6 cmEmil Boström

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish