Lillasjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N

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clarity 0.9 mmax depth 9 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Lillasjön 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 lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (9 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lillasjön 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 Lillasjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 28 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

björkna fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm

Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

bream coarse fish

typically ~29 cm · can reach 45 cm

Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 40 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

roach coarse fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 22 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

sarv fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm

Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

vendace whitefish

typically ~10 cm · can reach 10 cm

Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

sutare fish

typically ~41 cm · can reach 41 cm

Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Lillasjön

Lillasjön holds 11 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and ål, björkna and bream schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Lillasjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Hanna Petterssonsutare30 cm
2Maria Häggwhitefish25 cm
3Emil Boströmwhitefish25 cm
4Karin Nyströmpike22 cm
5Lars Strandpike20 cm
6Ida Månssonruffe10 cm

Species records here

sutare30 cmHanna Pettersson

whitefish25 cmMaria Hägg

pike20 cmLars Strand

ruffe10 cmIda Månsson

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish