Lake Södra Wixen is just over 510 ha and belongs to the Emån water system and is one of the upper branches of the Solgendelen.
The lake is home to strong populations of large perch and pike. The perch fishing is perhaps one of the best in the highlands, both in terms of number and size, both summer and winter. Perch over the kilo limit are common. The largest documented perch in the lake was 1.9 kg. The largest pike landed so far is just over 14 kg. The lake also has a strong population of signal crayfish, which constitutes a good food base for the lake's large perch and pike. Fishing for signal crayfish, however, is limited to landowners only.
The most common fishing in the lake is spin fishing, ice fishing and trolling, but fishing from a boat can also be productive. Ice fishing and ice fishing are popular when the ice is strong.
Södra Wixen is a clear water lake with very good water quality and is classified as a Natura 2000 area. An example of the good water quality is the presence of valuable and rare species, such as the blue-green algae sea bream. The lake is one of the county's most important regional recreational fishing lakes. Södra Wixen has high biodiversity, mainly due to a relatively species-rich fish and bird fauna, a large lake surface area, and a varied shoreline. Among the breeding bird species in the lake are the osprey, the bearded grebe, the little and great grebe, the pintail and the mallard. Fish species in the lake: perch, pike, roach, tench, bream, whitefish, roach, rudd and rudd.
Depth map available.
There is a boat ramp at Paradis.
