Svänasjön
southern mesotrophic lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 14 m5 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 14 mpH 6.7mesotrophicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Svänasjön lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (14 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Svänasjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Svänasjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
Fishing Svänasjön
Svänasjön holds 5 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and ål and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Svänasjön 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.
The catch board
- 1Lars Nilssonål51 cm
- 2Mikko Lindqvistpike51 cm
- 3Wolfgang Åbergburbot38 cm
- 4Eva Falkperch21 cm
- 5Roland Schmidtperch20 cm
- 6Torbjörn Brandtroach14 cm
Species records here
ål51 cmLars Nilsson
pike51 cmMikko Lindqvist
burbot38 cmWolfgang Åberg
perch21 cmEva Falk
roach14 cmTorbjörn Brandt
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