Vadása Lake and its reservoir

The Vadása lake is located on the border of the Hegyhátszentjakab settlement, which was started to be created in 1968, mostly as part of social work. It was created by swelling the waters of the stream of the same name on an area of 4 hectares, in a wonderfully beautiful environment. Its name comes from the fact that there were a lot of foxes in the area, they dug holes along the stream, thus it became game-digging, Vadása-stream, and lake.

Its water is crystal clear, the lake is fed by 12 springs. The formation of the lake can be dated to the beginning of the 20th century, but after the 1920s the area was completely neglected. On February 6, 1968, at 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon in the village club, during a discussion about the past, present and future of the Őrség, the old people brought up that Count Sigray once had a lake in the valley of the Vadása stream, where he sometimes brought foreign guests.

The conversation started the cooperation of the local population and the restoration of the neglected lake began. Since then, Lake Vadása has been one of, if not the most, well-known recreation area in Őrség. It is located in a wonderful environment, which is also a nature reserve. The well-traveled tourist routes of the Örség National Park converge here. The small reservoir and the larger lower lake, which also supports a beach, form a double lake complex. At the upper lake, the visitor is greeted by a magnificent view: lots of stumps in the water, dense forest on the shore. The lower lake, 'A Vadása', has a completely different character: beach and people walking on the shore, the effect of the recreation area and the campsite is also felt more. The water is a little deeper than in the eastern places. On the slightly more divided west coast, you can find a small bay at the height of the beach.

Mapping Vadása lake

The survey of Lake Vadása and its reservoir under the fishing management of the Vas County Association of Sportfishing Associations was completed with the help of Lajos Tibor, a specialist in creating bed maps. At the same time as the survey, new equipment was tested. The data was collected on August 13, 2014, and after processing, all our fellow anglers became familiar with the hidden world of the wonderful fishing ponds.

The survey documentation can be downloaded here >>>>

At the beginning of 2019, only one empty riverbed welcomed tourists on one of the most visited stagnant waters of the Őrség, Lake Vadása. Due to previous adversities caused by the weather, the people of Hegyhátszentjaka had to give up the lake temporarily, but this ended in the spring of 2019. At the beginning of June, the lakeside was once again full of life, and now it shines in its old-new guise. A report on this can be seen here:

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