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Lilla Illersjön

southern humic brown tarn · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 3 mpH 6.0mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Lilla Illersjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lilla Illersjön 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 Illersjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Lilla Illersjön

The species list of Lilla Illersjön runs to 3. 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 Lilla Illersjön 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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Emil Lundpike53 cm
  2. 2Per Nyströmperch25 cm
  3. 3Stefan Falkperch18 cm
  4. 4Torbjörn Lundperch18 cm
  5. 5Lars Boströmroach15 cm
  6. 6Elin Åbergroach15 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmEmil Lund
perch18 cmStefan Falk
roach15 cmLars Boström
The same water, for real