Yasjön
southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 11 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 3.2 mmax depth 11 mpH 6.0mesotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Yasjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (11 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Yasjön 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 Yasjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~13 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.
pike predatory fish
typically ~69 cm · can reach 69 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 29 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sarv fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 10 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 46 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
Fishing Yasjön
Yasjön holds 6 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and ål, roach and sarv schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
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
- 1Jonas Häggpike53 cm
- 2Henrik Nyströmpike53 cm
- 3Petra Ekpike52 cm
- 4Klaus Karlssonål46 cm
- 5Ole Krügersutare34 cm
- 6Emil Brandtroach10 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmHenrik Nyström
ål46 cmKlaus Karlsson
sutare34 cmOle Krüger
roach10 cmEmil Brandt
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