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Änghultasjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 29 m14 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 0.9 mmax depth 29 mpH 5.7mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road
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Character of the water

Änghultasjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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.

Large and deep (29 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Änghultasjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.

  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Änghultasjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 43 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
bream coarse fish
typically ~36 cm · can reach 56 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~58 cm · can reach 81 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~56 cm · can reach 67 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
löja fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 19 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps löja moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 31 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Trout hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
regnbåge fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 38 cm
In the murky light, regnbåge shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 38 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
vendace whitefish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 21 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
stensimpa fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
Stensimpa works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Änghultasjön

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Änghultasjön, carried by ål, bream and löja. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Änghultasjön 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Erik Blomburbot43 cm
  2. 2Tomas Åströmtrout32 cm
  3. 3Johan Björksutare31 cm
  4. 4Ole Boströmperch16 cm
  5. 5Per Krügerlöja14 cm
  6. 6Andreas Johansenstensimpa6 cm
Species records here
burbot43 cmErik Blom
trout32 cmTomas Åström
sutare31 cmJohan Björk
perch16 cmOle Boström
löja14 cmPer Krüger
stensimpa6 cmAndreas Johansen
The same water, for real
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