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Unnasjön

southern acidified brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 2.1 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Unnasjön lies in the south — a southern acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Unnasjön 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 Unnasjön

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.

Fishing Unnasjön

Unnasjön holds 2 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Unnasjön 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Björn Strandpike54 cm
  2. 2Jürgen Nilssonpike51 cm
  3. 3Sören Dahlpike49 cm
  4. 4Mikael Björkpike49 cm
  5. 5Hanna Viklundpike49 cm
  6. 6Elin Sjöbergperch18 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmBjörn Strand
perch18 cmElin Sjöberg
The same water, for real