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Axlavad

southern humic brown tarn · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.9 mmax depth 3 mpH 5.8mesotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Axlavad lies in the south — a southern 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.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Axlavad 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 Axlavad

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.

Fishing Axlavad

The species list of Axlavad runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Axlavad 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Fredrik Boströmpike58 cm
  2. 2Anna Vainiopike52 cm
  3. 3Ida Månssonperch19 cm
  4. 4Karin Weberperch19 cm
  5. 5Ole Brandtperch18 cm
  6. 6Petra Ekperch18 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmAnna Vainio
perch19 cmIda Månsson
The same water, for real