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Barnegöl

southern humic brown tarn · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 5 msources & method
clarity 2.3 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.7mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Barnegöl lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. 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 lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Barnegöl 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 Barnegöl

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 Barnegöl

Barnegöl holds 4 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Barnegöl 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.
  • Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Wolfgang Brandtburbot38 cm
  2. 2Mikko Brandtburbot37 cm
  3. 3Oskar Nilssonburbot37 cm
  4. 4Henrik Forsbergperch18 cm
  5. 5Magnus Lehmannroach17 cm
  6. 6Heike Dahlroach15 cm
Species records here
burbot38 cmWolfgang Brandt
perch18 cmHenrik Forsberg
roach17 cmMagnus Lehmann
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