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Ången

southern humic brown tarn · 59°N
Real lakereal shoreline6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.2 mmax depth 3 mpH 7.4eutrophic · humicstatus poorpaved road

Character of the water

Ången 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 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.

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

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 41 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~25 cm · can reach 51 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
pike predatory fish
typically ~75 cm · can reach 78 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sarv fish
typically ~21 cm · can reach 30 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps sarv moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

Fishing Ången

The species list of Ången runs to 6. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

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 Ången are alike.

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.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Lars Boströmpike57 cm
  2. 2Gustav Karlssonpike56 cm
  3. 3Mats Sjöbergroach14 cm
  4. 4Axel Lindqvistroach12 cm
  5. 5Hanna Strandruffe7 cm
  6. 6Oskar Hedlundruffe6 cm
Species records here
pike57 cmLars Boström
roach14 cmMats Sjöberg
ruffe7 cmHanna Strand
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