Allgunnen

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 15 m12 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 2.2 mmax depth 15 mpH 6.1mesotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road

Fish Allgunnen Buy forecast

Character of the water

Allgunnen 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 1 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.

Moderately deep (15 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Allgunnen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Allgunnen

perch predatory fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 38 cm

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

björkna fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 29 cm

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

bream coarse fish

typically ~32 cm · can reach 43 cm

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

pike predatory fish

typically ~61 cm · can reach 66 cm

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

ruffe perch family

typically ~8 cm · can reach 19 cm

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

zander predatory fish

typically ~41 cm · can reach 62 cm

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

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

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

roach coarse fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 29 cm

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

ruda fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm

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

sarv fish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 23 cm

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

vendace whitefish

typically ~14 cm · can reach 19 cm

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

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

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

Fishing Allgunnen

Allgunnen holds 12 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and björkna, bream and ruffe schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Whoever fishes Allgunnen 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.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Roland Lundpike52 cm
2Maria Erikssonburbot36 cm
3Wolfgang Nyströmzander34 cm
4Ole Boströmruda16 cm
5Emil Brandtvendace12 cm
6Jonas Weberperch11 cm

Species records here

pike52 cmRoland Lund

burbot36 cmMaria Eriksson

zander34 cmWolfgang Nyström

ruda16 cmOle Boström

vendace12 cmEmil Brandt

perch11 cmJonas Weber

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