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Aggsjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 2.0 mmax depth 14 mpH 5.8mesotrophic · humicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Aggsjön 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 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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (14 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Aggsjön 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 Aggsjön

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.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Aggsjön

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Aggsjön, carried by roach. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Every session at Aggsjön 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. 1Heike Wikströmpike53 cm
  2. 2Tomas Ekpike53 cm
  3. 3Maria Johansenburbot40 cm
  4. 4Erik Sandströmburbot38 cm
  5. 5Anders Månssonperch19 cm
  6. 6Torbjörn Petterssonroach18 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmHeike Wikström
burbot40 cmMaria Johansen
perch19 cmAnders Månsson
roach18 cmTorbjörn Pettersson
The same water, for real