Drängsjön
humic brown forest lake · 60°N
clarity 6.8 mmax depth 11 mpH 7.5mesotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Drängsjön lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (11 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Drängsjön 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 Drängsjön
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.
Fishing Drängsjön
The species list of Drängsjön runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.
Whoever fishes Drängsjön 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
- Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
The catch board
- 1Oskar Lehmannpike52 cm
- 2Elin Åbergpike50 cm
- 3Jonas Wagnerperch18 cm
- 4Fredrik Björkperch18 cm
- 5Maria Holmroach15 cm
- 6Fredrik Sundinroach14 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmElin Åberg
perch18 cmFredrik Björk
roach15 cmMaria Holm
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