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Dragsjön

mesotrophic stratified lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 11 m7 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method
clarity 4.7 mmax depth 11 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Dragsjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 9 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.

Moderately deep (11 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Dragsjön 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 Dragsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~42 cm · can reach 48 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 13 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
roach coarse fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 23 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
nors fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 13 cm
Nors cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.
sarv fish
typically ~29 cm · can reach 29 cm
Here sarv lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~27 cm · can reach 36 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

Fishing Dragsjön

Dragsjön holds 7 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and ruffe, roach and nors schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Dragsjön 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. 1Maria Erikssonsarv23 cm
  2. 2Axel Nyströmwhitefish21 cm
  3. 3Per Sundinsarv21 cm
  4. 4Oskar Norénperch10 cm
  5. 5Björn Boströmroach10 cm
  6. 6Per Holmruffe7 cm
Species records here
sarv23 cmMaria Eriksson
whitefish21 cmAxel Nyström
roach10 cmBjörn Boström
perch10 cmOskar Norén
ruffe7 cmPer Holm
The same water, for real