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Bränngölen

southern humic brown forest lake · 56°N
clarity 1.9 mmax depth 7 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Bränngölen lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

Fishing Bränngölen

The species list of Bränngölen 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.

Every session at Bränngölen 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. 1Stefan Karlssonpike50 cm
  2. 2Petra Olofssonpike49 cm
  3. 3Rickard Norénpike49 cm
  4. 4Linnea Karlssonperch22 cm
  5. 5Ole Weberperch21 cm
  6. 6Elin Sjöbergperch18 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmRickard Norén
perch22 cmLinnea Karlsson
The same water, for real