Käskhultasjön
southern mesotrophic lake · 57°N
clarity 3.9 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Käskhultasjön lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Käskhultasjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Käskhultasjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 36 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
bream coarse fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 27 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
ruffe perch family
typically ~8 cm · can reach 11 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 20 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.
Fishing Käskhultasjön
Käskhultasjön holds 7 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and ål, bream and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Every session at Käskhultasjön 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.
The catch board
- 1Elin Fischerpike49 cm
- 2Erik Holmål46 cm
- 3Torbjörn Petterssonwhitefish24 cm
- 4Karin Nyströmbream17 cm
- 5Magnus Brandtperch11 cm
- 6Jukka Korhonenroach11 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmElin Fischer
ål46 cmErik Holm
whitefish24 cmTorbjörn Pettersson
bream17 cmKarin Nyström
perch11 cmMagnus Brandt
roach11 cmJukka Korhonen
The same water, for real
