Sävsjön
southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 10 m4 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 1.9 mmax depth 10 mpH 5.9oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Sävsjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Sävsjön 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 Sävsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 31 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 35 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~56 cm · can reach 67 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 25 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
Fishing Sävsjön
Sävsjön holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and bream and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Sävsjön 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.
The catch board
- 1Gustav Viklundpike44 cm
- 2Axel Raskpike42 cm
- 3Emil Åströmbream26 cm
- 4Elin Viklundroach16 cm
- 5Stefan Wikströmroach15 cm
- 6Mats Lindqvistperch11 cm
Species records here
pike44 cmGustav Viklund
bream26 cmEmil Åström
roach16 cmElin Viklund
perch11 cmMats Lindqvist
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