Hällesjö

southern mesotrophic lake · 57°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 22 m4 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 4.6 mmax depth 22 mpH 6.3mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Fish Hällesjö Buy forecast

Character of the water

Hällesjö lies in the south — a southern 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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (22 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Hällesjö 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 Hällesjö

perch predatory fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 43 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

pike predatory fish

typically ~63 cm · can reach 71 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

Fishing Hällesjö

Hällesjö holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and ål and roach schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

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 Hällesjö are alike.

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

1Magnus Lehmannål47 cm
2Per Schmidtpike47 cm
3Emil Wagnerål47 cm
4Jürgen Åströmperch15 cm
5Tomas Lehmannperch14 cm
6Heike Holmperch13 cm

Species records here

ål47 cmEmil Wagner

pike47 cmPer Schmidt

perch14 cmTomas Lehmann

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

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