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Kalvasjön

southern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shoreline3 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method
clarity 2.5 mmax depth 4 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Kalvasjön lies in the south — a southern nutrient-rich lowland 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.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Kalvasjön 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 Kalvasjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 34 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~57 cm · can reach 57 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~39 cm · can reach 39 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

Fishing Kalvasjön

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Kalvasjön, carried by bream. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.

Every session at Kalvasjön 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

  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Jürgen Nilssonbream49 cm
  2. 2Astrid Häggbream46 cm
  3. 3Sara Norénbream44 cm
  4. 4Fredrik Erikssonpike29 cm
  5. 5Sabine Krügerperch18 cm
  6. 6Sören Häggperch17 cm
Species records here
bream44 cmSara Norén
pike29 cmFredrik Eriksson
perch17 cmSören Hägg
The same water, for real