Väster-Vallsjön

northern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 63°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 11 m6 species on recordsources & method →

clarity 5.4 mmax depth 11 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Väster-Vallsjön lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

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.

Moderately deep (11 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Väster-Vallsjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Väster-Vallsjön

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.

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.

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

Here grayling lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

havsoring-baltic fish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm

Here havsoring-baltic lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

salmon fish

typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm

In the clear water salmon picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

regnbåge fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

In the clear water regnbåge picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

Fishing Väster-Vallsjön

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Väster-Vallsjön, carried by havsoring-baltic and regnbåge. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Väster-Vallsjön 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Maria Bakkepike58 cm
2Elin Åbergsalmon52 cm
3Bjørn Bakkegrayling25 cm
4Karin Erikssongrayling25 cm
5Fredrik Hedlundgrayling24 cm
6Hanna Strandhavsoring-baltic20 cm

Species records here

pike58 cmMaria Bakke

salmon52 cmElin Åberg

grayling25 cmBjørn Bakke

havsoring-baltic20 cmHanna Strand

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish