Aspan
Character of the water
Aspan lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. 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 (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Aspan FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.
- Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
- 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 Aspan
Fishing Aspan
perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Aspan, carried by björkna, bream and elritsa. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.
Whoever fishes Aspan 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
- 1Ole Hedlundbream35 cm
- 2Emil Nyströmbream33 cm
- 3Petra Ekid33 cm
- 4Gustav Raskperch22 cm
- 5Bjørn Bakkebjörkna16 cm
- 6Andreas Häggnors10 cm