Sågsjön

mesotrophic stratified lake · 59°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 19 m12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 5.0 mmax depth 19 mpH 7.2mesotrophicstatus moderategravel road

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Character of the water

Sågsjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic stratified lake. 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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (19 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Sågsjön 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 Sågsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 46 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

björkna fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 16 cm

Björkna lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

bream coarse fish

typically ~36 cm · can reach 36 cm

Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

pike predatory fish

typically ~95 cm · can reach 95 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

ruffe perch family

typically ~11 cm · can reach 12 cm

Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

löja fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 8 cm

Löja moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

roach coarse fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 20 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

ruda fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm

Ruda lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

sarv fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 18 cm

Here sarv lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

sutare fish

typically ~41 cm · can reach 41 cm

Sutare lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Sågsjön

The species list of Sågsjön runs to 12. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Sågsjön 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

Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Sören Månssonpike72 cm
2Eva Bakkeburbot36 cm
3Wolfgang Korhonenbream28 cm
4Oskar Lehmannruda15 cm
5Emil Wagnersarv12 cm
6Gustav Blomsarv12 cm

Species records here

pike72 cmSören Månsson

burbot36 cmEva Bakke

bream28 cmWolfgang Korhonen

ruda15 cmOskar Lehmann

sarv12 cmEmil Wagner

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish