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Ängstugegölen

southern humic brown tarn · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 3 mpH 6.3mesotrophic · humicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

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

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Ängstugegölen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Ängstugegölen

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Ängstugegölen

The species list of Ängstugegölen runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Ängstugegölen 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Elin Månssonpike60 cm
  2. 2Karl Månssonpike57 cm
  3. 3Linnea Vogelpike52 cm
  4. 4Maria Sandströmpike49 cm
  5. 5Lars Weberperch18 cm
  6. 6Sabine Vainioroach15 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmMaria Sandström
perch18 cmLars Weber
roach15 cmSabine Vainio
The same water, for real