Vasseltjärnen

mesotrophic lake · 60°N

Real lakereal shoreline4 species on recordsources & method →

clarity 3.1 mmax depth 2 mpH 6.0mesotrophicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Vasseltjärnen lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.

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.

Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Vasseltjärnen 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 Vasseltjärnen

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.

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 Vasseltjärnen

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Vasseltjärnen, carried by roach. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Vasseltjärnen 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Per Nyströmpike60 cm
2Ida Norénpike52 cm
3Anna Blompike51 cm
4Hanna Åströmburbot45 cm
5Mats Hansenburbot39 cm
6Per Bakkeroach15 cm

Species records here

pike52 cmIda Norén

burbot39 cmMats Hansen

roach15 cmPer Bakke

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