Övrasjö

southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 57°N

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clarity 6.7 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Övrasjö lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Övrasjö 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 Övrasjö

perch predatory fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 44 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 ~25 cm · can reach 49 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~78 cm · can reach 80 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.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 39 cm

Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

löja fish

typically ~10 cm · can reach 13 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 31 cm

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

vendace whitefish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 12 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 Övrasjö

Övrasjö holds 10 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ål, bream and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Övrasjö 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Nils Sandströmpike67 cm
2Gustav Karlssonpike60 cm
3Oskar Vogelsutare28 cm
4Hanna Åströmroach16 cm
5Elin Hansenlöja7 cm
6Wolfgang Brandtlöja7 cm

Species records here

pike67 cmNils Sandström

sutare28 cmOskar Vogel

roach16 cmHanna Åström

löja7 cmElin Hansen

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