Ängsjön
mesotrophic lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 18 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 3.0 mmax depth 18 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Ängsjön lies in central Sweden — a mesotrophic lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (18 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Ängsjön 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 Ängsjön
perch predatory fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 38 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
elritsa fish
typically ~8 cm · can reach 14 cm
Here elritsa lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~25 cm · can reach 37 cm
In the clear water Arctic char picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Fishing Ängsjön
perch, pike and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Ängsjön, carried by elritsa and roach. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.
The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Ängsjön are alike.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
The catch board
- 1Linnea Fischerpike56 cm
- 2Sabine Sjöbergpike54 cm
- 3Kjell Brandttrout28 cm
- 4Linnea VogelArctic char19 cm
- 5Karin Ekperch13 cm
- 6Wolfgang Brandtelritsa7 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmSabine Sjöberg
trout28 cmKjell Brandt
Arctic char19 cmLinnea Vogel
perch13 cmKarin Ek
elritsa7 cmWolfgang Brandt
The same water, for real
