Guest House Skälsnäs

On a peninsula of the famous Lake Helga in Småland, with a rich fish population, forests and livestock, we rent out a vacation home close to the lake. Horses and sheep graze on the property, which was once owned by Gustav Wasa. Dogs (max. 2) are welcome, at a cost of € 12 per dog per night. If there are several of you, we also rent out our “Lake House on Skälsnäs Estate” (see there), located directly on the lake, as well as our “Brygghus”, with sauna house and lake view. The space The guest house belonging to the main house, a 19th century listed building, exquisitely renovated: Ground floor: open-plan kitchen, merging with the dining and living room; large bedroom with large adjoining bathroom and wc. 1st floor: Bedroom, childrens room, shower with wc; utilities room with washing machine. Sleeping facilities for 4 adults, 2 children and a toddler bed; children´s chair; Kitchen: Ceramic hob, 2 ovens, microwave, large fridge, large deep freeze, washing machine, toaster, coffee machine, water boiler, bread baking machine etc. Other things to note Fishing-Waters We owe 380 ha fishing-waters around the peninsula Skälsnäs in the northern part of Helgasjön. The fishing permit for hand tackle, which you can buy, allows you to fish in all of Helgasjön, which is part of the stream Mörrumsån´s water system and is Smålands second largest lake after Åsnen. The lake has 55 km² varied fishing-waters. The lake is filled from wells and swamps in the southern part of the highlands in Småland. The water is of high quality. The lake is rather deep, especially in the northern part, with depths down to 26 m. Coniferous- and deciduous-forests reach all the way down to the lake shores. Fish There are plenty of perch in Helgasjön, as well as pike and zander. Bream, tench, roach, eel, burbot and bleak are also common species. There are also some brown trout in Helgasjön, although rather rare. Fishing In the winter you can jig for perch and pike from the ice or with special tackle, the old traditional way. Catching burbot can also be exciting in the winter. When the ice melts spin-fishing season for pike starts and is best during spring and autumn. During all of the boat season trolling for zander, pike and perch, and perhaps a brown trout, is very good. Pearch, bream, roach and bleak are preferably caught with an angle rod.