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Dalgölen

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.9 mmax depth 8 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Dalgölen 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 half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Dalgölen 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 Dalgölen

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 Dalgölen

Dalgölen 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.

Every session at Dalgölen 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. 1Emil Boströmpike65 cm
  2. 2Gustav Åströmburbot38 cm
  3. 3Jürgen Hansenburbot36 cm
  4. 4Linnea Björkburbot36 cm
  5. 5Maria Johansenperch18 cm
  6. 6Kjell Karlssonroach15 cm
Species records here
pike65 cmEmil Boström
burbot36 cmJürgen Hansen
perch18 cmMaria Johansen
roach15 cmKjell Karlsson
The same water, for real