Södra Vixen

southern mesotrophic lake · 58°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 19 m13 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 4.4 mmax depth 19 mpH 7.3mesotrophicstatus moderatepaved road

Fish Södra Vixen Buy forecast

Character of the water

Södra Vixen lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic 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.

Large and deep (19 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 — Södra Vixen 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 Södra Vixen

perch predatory fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 43 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.

bream coarse fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 49 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~63 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

zander predatory fish

typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~9 cm · can reach 9 cm

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

löja fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 27 cm

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

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

sarv fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 41 cm

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

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

vendace whitefish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 19 cm

Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

sutare fish

typically ~51 cm · can reach 57 cm

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

Fishing Södra Vixen

Södra Vixen holds 13 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and ål, bream and löja schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Whoever fishes Södra Vixen 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

In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Wolfgang Olofssonpike47 cm
2Emil Wagnerzander40 cm
3Nils Erikssonsutare40 cm
4Jonas Weberwhitefish24 cm
5Elin Åbergbream23 cm
6Stefan Wikströmroach13 cm

Species records here

pike47 cmWolfgang Olofsson

zander40 cmEmil Wagner

sutare40 cmNils Eriksson

whitefish24 cmJonas Weber

bream23 cmElin Åberg

roach13 cmStefan Wikström

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