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Fagerhultasjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 11 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 4.6 mmax depth 11 mpH 6.6oligotrophic · humicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Fagerhultasjön 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 (11 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Fagerhultasjön 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 Fagerhultasjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 48 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~73 cm · can reach 81 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 31 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 25 cm
Whitefish follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
vendace whitefish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 18 cm
Vendace roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Down on the bottom sutare sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Fagerhultasjön

Fagerhultasjön holds 6 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach, whitefish and vendace schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Fagerhultasjön 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Rickard Brandtsutare28 cm
  2. 2Mikko Forsbergperch17 cm
  3. 3Ida Månssonroach15 cm
  4. 4Heike Holmroach15 cm
  5. 5Kjell Hedlundroach15 cm
  6. 6Uwe Sundinperch13 cm
Species records here
sutare28 cmRickard Brandt
perch17 cmMikko Forsberg
roach15 cmKjell Hedlund
The same water, for real