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Mäsen

humic brown tarn · 60°N
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clarity 3.3 mmax depth 3 mpH 6.2mesotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
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Character of the water

Mäsen lies in central Sweden — a humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 5 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

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

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Mäsen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Mäsen

perch predatory fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 30 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~26 cm · can reach 31 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~63 cm · can reach 69 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 11 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
id fish
typically ~44 cm · can reach 44 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps id moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
roach coarse fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 25 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 14 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
sarv fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 27 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Mäsen

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

Every session at Mäsen 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.
  • Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Axel Raskpike55 cm
  2. 2Mikko Holmpike48 cm
  3. 3Karl Månssonperch16 cm
  4. 4Stefan Olofssonroach14 cm
  5. 5Sören Eksarv12 cm
  6. 6Petra Ekruffe7 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmAxel Rask
perch16 cmKarl Månsson
roach14 cmStefan Olofsson
sarv12 cmSören Ek
ruffe7 cmPetra Ek
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish