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Urasjö

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 16 m11 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 16 mpH 6.1mesotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Urasjö lies in the south — a southern 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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (16 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Urasjö FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Urasjö

perch predatory fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 40 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
bream coarse fish
typically ~24 cm · can reach 45 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~80 cm · can reach 80 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~13 cm · can reach 17 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~49 cm · can reach 73 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 28 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Urasjö

The species list of Urasjö runs to 11. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Urasjö 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Wolfgang Krügerbream19 cm
  2. 2Kjell Dahlbream19 cm
  3. 3Astrid Wagnerroach11 cm
  4. 4Jonas Krügerruffe10 cm
  5. 5Torbjörn Lundruffe10 cm
  6. 6Astrid Holmperch10 cm
Species records here
bream19 cmKjell Dahl
roach11 cmAstrid Wagner
ruffe10 cmTorbjörn Lund
perch10 cmAstrid Holm
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