Vikasjön

humic brown tarn · 60°N

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clarity 1.6 mmax depth 3 mpH 6.1mesotrophic · humicstatus goodno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Vikasjön lies in central Sweden — a humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Vikasjön 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 Vikasjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 31 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

björkna fish

typically ~17 cm · can reach 17 cm

Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

bream coarse fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 31 cm

Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~43 cm · can reach 45 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~8 cm · can reach 12 cm

Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

roach coarse fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 23 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

sarv fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 23 cm

Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Vikasjön

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Vikasjön, carried by björkna, bream and ruffe. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

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

Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Sabine Vainiosutare35 cm
2Linnea Vogelsutare31 cm
3Axel Petterssonsutare28 cm
4Anna Lundbream15 cm
5Stefan Brandtbjörkna13 cm
6Mikael Petterssonperch7 cm

Species records here

sutare31 cmLinnea Vogel

bream15 cmAnna Lund

björkna13 cmStefan Brandt

perch7 cmMikael 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