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Avegöl

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 13 mpH 5.6oligotrophic · humicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Avegöl 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 6 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 (13 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Avegöl 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 Avegöl

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.

Fishing Avegöl

The species list of Avegöl runs to 2. 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 Avegöl 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Mikael Petterssonpike61 cm
  2. 2Mats Hansenpike59 cm
  3. 3Linnea Korhonenpike58 cm
  4. 4Erik Blompike55 cm
  5. 5Per Fischerpike52 cm
  6. 6Rickard Brandtperch18 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmPer Fischer
perch18 cmRickard Brandt
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