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Yasjön

southern humic brown tarn · 57°N
Real lakereal shoreline14 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 3.8 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.4mesotrophic · humicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Yasjön lies in the south — a southern 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.

Moderately deep (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Yasjön 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.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Yasjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
björkna fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~39 cm · can reach 44 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 108 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 14 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 31 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
regnbåge fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, regnbåge shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
sarv fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~36 cm · can reach 40 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
sutare fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 50 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Yasjön

The species list of Yasjön runs to 14. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Yasjön regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.

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
  1. 1Heike Nilssonsutare38 cm
  2. 2Torbjörn Lundwhitefish27 cm
  3. 3Nils Sandströmbjörkna17 cm
  4. 4Heike Lindqvistbjörkna15 cm
  5. 5Sören Dahlperch14 cm
  6. 6Mikko Sandströmruffe8 cm
Species records here
sutare38 cmHeike Nilsson
whitefish27 cmTorbjörn Lund
björkna15 cmHeike Lindqvist
perch14 cmSören Dahl
ruffe8 cmMikko Sandström
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