Södrasjön

southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 57°N

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clarity 9.0 mmax depth 1 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Södrasjön lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

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.

Shallow throughout (max 1 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Södrasjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Södrasjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 29 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~27 cm · can reach 35 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~44 cm · can reach 47 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

ruffe perch family

typically ~13 cm · can reach 16 cm

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

id fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 20 cm

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

Fishing Södrasjön

The species list of Södrasjön runs to 6. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Södrasjön 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Petra Månssonpike33 cm
2Roland Holmid32 cm
3Erik Viklundbream21 cm
4Klaus Erikssonperch14 cm
5Ida Vogelroach11 cm
6Heike Häggruffe10 cm

Species records here

pike33 cmPetra Månsson

id32 cmRoland Holm

bream21 cmErik Viklund

perch14 cmKlaus Eriksson

roach11 cmIda Vogel

ruffe10 cmHeike Hägg

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