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Lilla Ålsjön

humic brown tarn · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 2 mpH 6.2eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Lilla Ålsjön lies in central Sweden — a humic brown tarn. 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.

Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lilla Ålsjön 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 Ålsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Lilla Ålsjön

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Lilla Ålsjön, carried by roach, bream and ruffe. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Lilla Ålsjön 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

  • 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. 1Rickard Norénbream33 cm
  2. 2Maria Ekbream32 cm
  3. 3Kjell Olofssonperch19 cm
  4. 4Lars Wagnerroach15 cm
  5. 5Eva Viklundruffe11 cm
  6. 6Ida Norénruffe11 cm
Species records here
bream33 cmRickard Norén
perch19 cmKjell Olofsson
roach15 cmLars Wagner
ruffe11 cmEva Viklund
The same water, for real