Ottarpasjön
southern humic brown forest lake · 56°N
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clarity 5.2 mmax depth 6 mpH 7.1eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Ottarpasjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Ottarpasjön 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 Ottarpasjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 30 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
björkna fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 24 cm
Down on the bottom björkna sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
bream coarse fish
typically ~28 cm · can reach 28 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~56 cm · can reach 60 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 12 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 21 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Down on the bottom ruda sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
sarv fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 17 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps sarv moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sutare fish
typically ~43 cm · can reach 43 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
Fishing Ottarpasjön
The species list of Ottarpasjön runs to 10. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Ottarpasjön regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Lars Forsbergål46 cm
- 2Astrid Holmbream21 cm
- 3Oskar Häggbjörkna12 cm
- 4Anna Nyströmbjörkna12 cm
- 5Fredrik Hedlundperch11 cm
- 6Eva Nyströmbjörkna10 cm
Species records here
ål46 cmLars Forsberg
bream21 cmAstrid Holm
perch11 cmFredrik Hedlund
björkna10 cmEva Nyström
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