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Stora Gässen

nutrient-rich lowland lake · 61°N
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clarity 2.6 mmax depth 4 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road
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Character of the water

Stora Gässen lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland 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.

Moderately deep (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 31 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.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
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 ~17 cm · can reach 23 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.
regnbåge fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Regnbåge hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char 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 Stora Gässen

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Stora Gässen, carried by roach, regnbåge and vendace. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.

Every session at Stora Gässen 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

  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Gustav Viklundpike50 cm
  2. 2Gustav Rasktrout31 cm
  3. 3Ole Hedlundtrout30 cm
  4. 4Jürgen HäggArctic char29 cm
  5. 5Roland HolmArctic char28 cm
  6. 6Axel Nieminenroach14 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmGustav Viklund
trout30 cmOle Hedlund
Arctic char28 cmRoland Holm
roach14 cmAxel Nieminen
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish