Åsjön
southern mesotrophic stratified lake · 58°N
clarity 2.8 mmax depth 6 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Åsjön lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 15 m and splits the lake into two worlds.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Åsjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Åsjön
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 Åsjön
Åsjön holds 3 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Åsjön 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
- Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.
The catch board
- 1Mikko Forsbergpike58 cm
- 2Elin Hansenpike57 cm
- 3Sabine Schmidtpike53 cm
- 4Mats Erikssonpike50 cm
- 5Jonas Johansenperch20 cm
- 6Erik Sandströmroach15 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmSabine Schmidt
perch20 cmJonas Johansen
roach15 cmErik Sandström
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