Vikasjön

southern mesotrophic stratified lake · 57°N

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clarity 3.5 mmax depth 7 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Vikasjön lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 7 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Vikasjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 ~10 cm · can reach 39 cm

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

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~34 cm · can reach 37 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~9 cm · can reach 12 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 26 cm

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

sutare fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 38 cm

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

Fishing Vikasjön

The species list of Vikasjön runs to 7. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Elin Fischerpike52 cm
2Maria Häggpike50 cm
3Anders Nilssonpike49 cm
4Astrid Holmål45 cm
5Karin Månssonruffe8 cm
6Per Nieminenruffe7 cm

Species records here

pike49 cmAnders Nilsson

ål45 cmAstrid Holm

ruffe8 cmKarin Månsson

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