Väsjön
humic brown forest lake · 59°N
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clarity 2.4 mmax depth 12 mpH 7.2mesotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Väsjön lies in central Sweden — a 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 (12 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Väsjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Väsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 43 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 62 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 22 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
ruda fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 37 cm
Down on the bottom ruda sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
sarv fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 37 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps sarv moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sutare fish
typically ~44 cm · can reach 51 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
Fishing Väsjön
The species list of Väsjön runs to 6. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Väsjön 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.
The catch board
- 1Lars Holmsutare34 cm
- 2Sabine Krügerruda26 cm
- 3Jukka Åbergsarv16 cm
- 4Fredrik Krügersarv15 cm
- 5Mats Nieminenperch11 cm
- 6Rickard Brandtroach9 cm
Species records here
sutare34 cmLars Holm
ruda26 cmSabine Krüger
sarv16 cmJukka Åberg
perch11 cmMats Nieminen
roach9 cmRickard Brandt
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