Byasjön
southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
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clarity 2.0 mmax depth 6 mpH 6.7eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Byasjön 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 — Byasjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 ~12 cm · can reach 39 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~31 cm · can reach 35 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~48 cm · can reach 55 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 19 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
Fishing Byasjön
The species list of Byasjön runs to 4. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Byasjön are alike.
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
- 1Emil Boströmpike37 cm
- 2Wolfgang Korhonenpike36 cm
- 3Andreas Olofssonbream25 cm
- 4Jonas Krügerbream23 cm
- 5Jürgen Åströmperch16 cm
- 6Jukka Norénroach11 cm
Species records here
pike36 cmWolfgang Korhonen
bream25 cmAndreas Olofsson
perch16 cmJürgen Åström
roach11 cmJukka Norén
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