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Byasjön

southern mesotrophic stratified lake · 56°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 2 msources & method
clarity 3.9 mmax depth 2 mpH 6.0mesotrophicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Byasjön lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 10 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Byasjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Byasjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

Fishing Byasjön

The species list of Byasjön 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 Byasjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Anna Nyströmvendace18 cm
  2. 2Elin Hedlundperch18 cm
  3. 3Linnea Vogelvendace14 cm
  4. 4Petra Olofssonvendace14 cm
  5. 5Erik Sandströmvendace13 cm
  6. 6Andreas Häggruffe11 cm
Species records here
perch18 cmElin Hedlund
vendace13 cmErik Sandström
ruffe11 cmAndreas Hägg
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