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Lillasjön

southern acidified brown forest lake · 56°N
Real lakereal shoreline3 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.4oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Lillasjön lies in the south — a southern acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lillasjön 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 Lillasjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 46 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 50 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

Fishing Lillasjön

Lillasjön holds 3 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain 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.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Karl Månssonpike43 cm
  2. 2Jukka Sandströmpike40 cm
  3. 3Mikko Lindqvistpike38 cm
  4. 4Per Krügerbream36 cm
  5. 5Sabine Vogelperch13 cm
  6. 6Maria Häggperch11 cm
Species records here
pike43 cmKarl Månsson
bream36 cmPer Krüger
perch13 cmSabine Vogel
The same water, for real