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Rasjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 18 m9 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 4.2 mmax depth 18 mpH 6.6oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Rasjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 6 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.

Large and deep (18 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Rasjön 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.
  • 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 Rasjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 47 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ål fish
typically ~56 cm · can reach 56 cm
Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~66 cm · can reach 71 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
zander predatory fish
typically ~54 cm · can reach 84 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 32 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.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 40 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Rasjön

Rasjön holds 9 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and ål, roach and whitefish schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Whoever fishes Rasjön 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

  • 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. 1Tomas Ekpike49 cm
  2. 2Rickard Viklundzander42 cm
  3. 3Jonas Webersutare29 cm
  4. 4Mats Vainiosutare29 cm
  5. 5Linnea Häggwhitefish18 cm
  6. 6Ole Boströmperch13 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmTomas Ek
zander42 cmRickard Viklund
sutare29 cmMats Vainio
whitefish18 cmLinnea Hägg
perch13 cmOle Boström
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