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Asplången

southern humic brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 6 mreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 0.5 mmax depth 6 mpH 7.0eutrophic · humicstatus poorgravel road

Character of the water

Asplången lies in the south — a southern 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 (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Asplången FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Asplången

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Asplången

The species list of Asplången runs to 4. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Asplången 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Axel Raskpike57 cm
  2. 2Axel Boströmpike55 cm
  3. 3Emil Nyströmburbot37 cm
  4. 4Sabine Vogelburbot36 cm
  5. 5Eva Bakkeroach15 cm
  6. 6Heike Häggroach14 cm
Species records here
pike57 cmAxel Rask
burbot37 cmEmil Nyström
roach15 cmEva Bakke
The same water, for real