Lilla Älgsjön
southern clear oligotrophic deep lake · 59°N
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 21 mpH 6.3oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Lilla Älgsjön lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic deep lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (21 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Lilla Älgsjön 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 Lilla Älgsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
Fishing Lilla Älgsjön
Lilla Älgsjön holds 3 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.
Whoever fishes Lilla Älgsjön regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
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
- 1Linnea Vogelpike51 cm
- 2Elin Hansenperch18 cm
- 3Linnea Nieminenperch18 cm
- 4Jonas Blomroach16 cm
- 5Mikko Holmroach16 cm
- 6Astrid Vainioroach14 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmLinnea Vogel
perch18 cmLinnea Nieminen
roach16 cmJonas Blom
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