Ybbarpssjön
southern mesotrophic lake · 56°N
clarity 3.1 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Ybbarpssjön lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Ybbarpssjön 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 Ybbarpssjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 20 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
bream coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 31 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
pike predatory fish
typically ~27 cm · can reach 27 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
karp fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 95 cm
Karp lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
roach coarse fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 18 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
sarv fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 12 cm
Here sarv lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
Fishing Ybbarpssjön
The species list of Ybbarpssjön runs to 6. 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 Ybbarpssjön 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
- 1Jukka Norénpike23 cm
- 2Stefan Strandpike21 cm
- 3Per Bakkebream14 cm
- 4Hanna Petterssonroach9 cm
- 5Jonas Krügerroach9 cm
- 6Maria Häggperch7 cm
Species records here
pike23 cmJukka Norén
bream14 cmPer Bakke
roach9 cmHanna Pettersson
perch7 cmMaria Hägg
The same water, for real
