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Ågsjön

humic brown forest lake · 61°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 32 m8 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 1.9 mmax depth 32 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateno road · 50 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Ågsjön lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. 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.

Large and deep (32 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 — Ågsjön FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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 Ågsjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 31 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~46 cm · can reach 50 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~48 cm · can reach 48 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 23 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
nors fish
typically ~10 cm · can reach 11 cm
Nors roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
trout salmonids
typically ~43 cm · can reach 43 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~39 cm · can reach 39 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 14 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Ågsjön

Ågsjön holds 8 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and roach, nors and whitefish schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Every session at Ågsjön 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. 1Jukka Korhonenwhitefish29 cm
  2. 2Stefan Brandtwhitefish29 cm
  3. 3Mats Lindqvistperch17 cm
  4. 4Anders Karlssonroach13 cm
  5. 5Nils Erikssonvendace10 cm
  6. 6Sara Holmvendace10 cm
Species records here
whitefish29 cmStefan Brandt
perch17 cmMats Lindqvist
roach13 cmAnders Karlsson
vendace10 cmNils Eriksson
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish