Ärlången

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N

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clarity 2.8 mmax depth 18 mpH 7.4mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateno road · 50 min for the last stretch

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Character of the water

Ärlången lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 7 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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.

Moderately deep (18 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Ärlången

perch predatory fish

typically ~29 cm · can reach 46 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

asp fish

typically ~53 cm · can reach 55 cm

Asp hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

björkna fish

typically ~20 cm · can reach 36 cm

Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

bream coarse fish

typically ~26 cm · can reach 39 cm

Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~88 cm · can reach 88 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~10 cm · can reach 13 cm

Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

zander predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 63 cm

Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~57 cm · can reach 57 cm

Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

roach coarse fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 31 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

nors fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 16 cm

Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

sarv fish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 36 cm

Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

vendace whitefish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 18 cm

Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

sutare fish

typically ~44 cm · can reach 50 cm

Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Ärlången

Ärlången holds 13 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and asp, björkna and bream schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Whoever fishes Ärlången regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.

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.
Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Stefan Korhonenbream20 cm
2Per Dahlbjörkna16 cm
3Fredrik Erikssonvendace13 cm
4Ida Sundinroach12 cm
5Per Nyströmnors11 cm
6Jukka Korhonennors10 cm

Species records here

bream20 cmStefan Korhonen

björkna16 cmPer Dahl

vendace13 cmFredrik Eriksson

roach12 cmIda Sundin

nors11 cmPer Nyström

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish