Södra Yxesjön
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 22 m12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.5 mmax depth 22 mpH 6.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Södra Yxesjön lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Large and deep (22 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 Yxesjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.
- 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 Yxesjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~20 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.
bream coarse fish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 21 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 13 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 11 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 23 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
nors fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 10 cm
Nors roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~20 cm · can reach 21 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
Fishing Södra Yxesjön
The species list of Södra Yxesjön 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.
The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Södra Yxesjön are alike.
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.
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Per Sundinburbot38 cm
- 2Per Fischertrout32 cm
- 3Heike HolmArctic char31 cm
- 4Karin Ekwhitefish26 cm
- 5Jukka Korhonenvendace15 cm
- 6Tomas Brandtroach11 cm
Species records here
burbot38 cmPer Sundin
trout32 cmPer Fischer
Arctic char31 cmHeike Holm
whitefish26 cmKarin Ek
vendace15 cmJukka Korhonen
roach11 cmTomas Brandt
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