Vikasjön

mesotrophic stratified lake · 60°N

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clarity 2.5 mmax depth 16 mpH 6.8mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

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Character of the water

Vikasjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 9 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

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

Moderately deep (16 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Vikasjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Vikasjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 43 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

bream coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 50 cm

Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

pike predatory fish

typically ~41 cm · can reach 55 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~7 cm · can reach 13 cm

Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

zander predatory fish

typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm

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

grayling fish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm

Grayling moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

id fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm

Id moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

roach coarse fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 31 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

nors fish

typically ~8 cm · can reach 10 cm

Nors cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

Arctic char salmonids

typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm

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

ruda fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm

Ruda lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

sarv fish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 14 cm

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

Fishing Vikasjön

Vikasjön holds 13 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and bream, ruffe and id schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Every session at Vikasjön 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

In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Oskar Nilssonburbot38 cm
2Erik Sandströmruda15 cm
3Eva Sandströmbream15 cm
4Fredrik Boströmperch14 cm
5Axel Petterssonsarv11 cm
6Elin Strandsarv11 cm

Species records here

burbot38 cmOskar Nilsson

ruda15 cmErik Sandström

bream15 cmEva Sandström

perch14 cmFredrik Boström

sarv11 cmAxel Pettersson

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