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Digölen

southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 6 msources & method
clarity 5.5 mmax depth 6 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Digölen lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light. In summer a thermocline settles around 8 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 (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Digölen 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 Digölen

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

Fishing Digölen

The species list of Digölen runs to 4. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — 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 Digölen are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

  • Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Mats Lindqvistpike50 cm
  2. 2Linnea Korhonenburbot46 cm
  3. 3Mikael Korhonenperch18 cm
  4. 4Per Holmroach16 cm
  5. 5Ida Norénroach15 cm
  6. 6Emil Weberroach14 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmMats Lindqvist
burbot46 cmLinnea Korhonen
perch18 cmMikael Korhonen
roach14 cmEmil Weber
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