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Näshultasjön

humic brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 15 m13 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.0 mmax depth 15 mpH 7.2mesotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road
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Character of the water

Näshultasjön lies in central Sweden — a 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 (15 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Näshultasjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 38 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 ~13 cm · can reach 26 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~23 cm · can reach 38 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~66 cm · can reach 96 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 61 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~27 cm · can reach 27 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
löja fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 15 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps löja moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 25 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Näshultasjön

Näshultasjön holds 13 species, with perch, pike and zander 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.

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 Näshultasjön 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. 1Anna Nyströmburbot22 cm
  2. 2Ida Boströmbjörkna13 cm
  3. 3Ole Boströmroach11 cm
  4. 4Jürgen Åströmlöja11 cm
  5. 5Fredrik Korhonenroach11 cm
  6. 6Wolfgang Eknors10 cm
Species records here
burbot22 cmAnna Nyström
björkna13 cmIda Boström
roach11 cmOle Boström
löja11 cmJürgen Åström
nors10 cmWolfgang Ek
The same water, for real
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