Anasjön
northern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 63°N
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Anasjön lies in the cold north — a northern nutrient-rich lowland lake.
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 — Anasjön FVOF. Day permit ~80 kr · annual permit ~400 kr.
- 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 Anasjön
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 8 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps elritsa moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~39 cm · can reach 40 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
trout salmonids
typically ~37 cm · can reach 59 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~34 cm · can reach 40 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Fishing Anasjön
burbot, trout and Arctic char sit at the top of the food chain in Anasjön, carried by elritsa. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
Whoever fishes Anasjön 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
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Uwe Sundintrout31 cm
- 2Stefan Ekburbot30 cm
- 3Roland Holmburbot30 cm
- 4Sara HolmArctic char27 cm
- 5Uwe NilssonArctic char26 cm
- 6Oskar Nilssonelritsa5 cm
Species records here
trout31 cmUwe Sundin
burbot30 cmRoland Holm
Arctic char26 cmUwe Nilsson
elritsa5 cmOskar Nilsson
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