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Gäsen

mesotrophic lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 21 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.0 mmax depth 21 mpH 6.1mesotrophicstatus moderatepaved road
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Character of the water

Gäsen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.

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.

Large and deep (21 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Gäsen 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 Gäsen

perch predatory fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 39 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
bream coarse fish
typically ~26 cm · can reach 37 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
pike predatory fish
typically ~65 cm · can reach 65 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 10 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 22 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
nors fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 11 cm
Nors cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

Fishing Gäsen

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Gäsen, carried by bream, ruffe and roach. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Gäsen 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

  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Andreas Johansenbream20 cm
  2. 2Björn Falkperch15 cm
  3. 3Kjell Vogelroach14 cm
  4. 4Oskar Wagnerroach14 cm
  5. 5Björn Norénperch13 cm
  6. 6Johan Björknors8 cm
Species records here
bream20 cmAndreas Johansen
perch15 cmBjörn Falk
roach14 cmKjell Vogel
nors8 cmJohan Björk
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish