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Nässjö

southern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 8 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 8 mpH 6.1eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Nässjö lies in the south — a southern nutrient-rich lowland lake.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Nässjö FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.

  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Nässjö

perch predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 42 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.
pike predatory fish
typically ~47 cm · can reach 68 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 30 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
sutare fish
typically ~42 cm · can reach 55 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Nässjö

Nässjö holds 6 species, with perch, pike and trout at the top of the chain and ål, roach and sutare schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Nässjö 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

  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Wolfgang Nyströmål46 cm
  2. 2Anders Månssonpike36 cm
  3. 3Henrik Forsbergtrout32 cm
  4. 4Andreas Petterssonroach12 cm
  5. 5Lars Strandperch12 cm
  6. 6Tomas Wikströmroach11 cm
Species records here
ål46 cmWolfgang Nyström
pike36 cmAnders Månsson
trout32 cmHenrik Forsberg
perch12 cmLars Strand
roach11 cmTomas Wikström
The same water, for real