Stora Håversjön
Character of the water
Stora Håversjön 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.
Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Stora Håversjön 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 Stora Håversjön
Fishing Stora Håversjön
perch, pike and zander sit at the top of the food chain in Stora Håversjön, carried by björkna, bream and elritsa. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
Whoever fishes Stora Håversjön 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
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Linnea Karlssonpike51 cm
- 2Oskar Hedlundbream31 cm
- 3Eva Bakkeregnbåge28 cm
- 4Jonas Wikströmgrayling28 cm
- 5Sabine Sjöbergperch23 cm
- 6Emil Nyströmruffe10 cm