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Håcklasjön

southern humic brown tarn · 58°N
Real lakereal shoreline10 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.9 mmax depth 4 mpH 9.3eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Håcklasjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Håcklasjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 19 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
björkna fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 21 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 52 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~74 cm · can reach 74 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~5 cm · can reach 11 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 22 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 23 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ruda fish
typically ~37 cm · can reach 37 cm
Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
sarv fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 28 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 47 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Håcklasjön

The species list of Håcklasjön runs to 10. The predators — perch, pike and zander — 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 Håcklasjön 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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Tomas Brandtpike57 cm
  2. 2Per Fischerruda29 cm
  3. 3Ida Månssonsutare25 cm
  4. 4Nils Viklundbream19 cm
  5. 5Mats Bergroach8 cm
  6. 6Anna Wagnerruffe4 cm
Species records here
pike57 cmTomas Brandt
ruda29 cmPer Fischer
sutare25 cmIda Månsson
bream19 cmNils Viklund
roach8 cmMats Berg
ruffe4 cmAnna Wagner
The same water, for real