Övre Håsjön
humic brown tarn · 60°N
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 5 mpH 6.2mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Övre Håsjön lies in central Sweden — a humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Övre Håsjön 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 Övre Håsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
löja fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps löja moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
Fishing Övre Håsjön
The species list of Övre Håsjön runs to 5. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Övre Håsjön 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
- Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
The catch board
- 1Elin Hansenpike52 cm
- 2Jukka Weberpike51 cm
- 3Gustav Nilssonbream31 cm
- 4Jürgen Häggperch18 cm
- 5Astrid Nieminenroach14 cm
- 6Heike Sundinlöja10 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmJukka Weber
bream31 cmGustav Nilsson
perch18 cmJürgen Hägg
roach14 cmAstrid Nieminen
löja10 cmHeike Sundin
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