Yxsjön

clear oligotrophic forest lake · 60°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 20 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 6.0 mmax depth 20 mpH 6.5oligotrophicstatus moderatepaved road

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Character of the water

Yxsjön lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light. In summer a thermocline settles around 10 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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (20 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Yxsjön 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 Yxsjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

pike predatory fish

typically ~65 cm · can reach 65 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

ruffe perch family

typically ~10 cm · can reach 18 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 23 cm

Whitefish cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

Fishing Yxsjön

The species list of Yxsjön runs to 6. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Yxsjön 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Jonas Wagnerpike51 cm
2Mikael Petterssonroach15 cm
3Axel Raskperch14 cm
4Henrik Lundperch13 cm
5Roland Holmruffe10 cm
6Axel Lehmannruffe9 cm

Species records here

pike51 cmJonas Wagner

roach15 cmMikael Pettersson

perch14 cmAxel Rask

ruffe9 cmAxel Lehmann

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