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Lilla Lötasjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.7mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Lilla Lötasjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. 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.

Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lilla Lötasjön 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 Lilla Lötasjön

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 Lötasjön

Lilla Lötasjön holds 3 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Lilla Lötasjön 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

  • 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. 1Maria Häggpike52 cm
  2. 2Karl Norénpike50 cm
  3. 3Emil Åströmperch18 cm
  4. 4Sara Norénperch18 cm
  5. 5Anna Vainioroach16 cm
  6. 6Anna Häggroach15 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmMaria Hägg
perch18 cmEmil Åström
roach16 cmAnna Vainio
The same water, for real