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Skräckasjön

humic brown forest lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shoreline6 species on recordsources & method →
clarity 0.9 mmax depth 8 mpH 6.0mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Skräckasjön lies in central Sweden — a 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 (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Skräckasjön FVOF. Day permit ~160 kr · annual permit ~800 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 Skräckasjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
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 ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Skräckasjön

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Skräckasjön, carried by roach and vendace. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

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 Skräckasjön are alike.

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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Henrik Forsbergburbot47 cm
  2. 2Elin Viklundburbot37 cm
  3. 3Elin Hansenburbot36 cm
  4. 4Jukka Åbergtrout29 cm
  5. 5Eva Sandströmtrout28 cm
  6. 6Per Schmidtroach14 cm
Species records here
burbot47 cmHenrik Forsberg
trout28 cmEva Sandström
roach14 cmPer Schmidt
The same water, for real
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