Kassjön
northern humic brown forest lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 12 m5 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 12 mpH 6.5mesotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Kassjön lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (12 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Kassjön 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 Kassjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~24 cm · can reach 42 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~83 cm · can reach 90 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 10 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 21 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 12 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
Fishing Kassjön
The species list of Kassjön runs to 5. The predators — perch and pike — 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 Kassjön 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.
The catch board
- 1Lars Wagnerpike63 cm
- 2Wolfgang Ekpike63 cm
- 3Karl Petterssonpike63 cm
- 4Andreas Olofssonperch21 cm
- 5Heike Sjöbergperch21 cm
- 6Sara Lehmannnors9 cm
Species records here
pike63 cmLars Wagner
perch21 cmHeike Sjöberg
nors9 cmSara Lehmann
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