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Flängölen

southern humic brown forest lake · 56°N
clarity 1.2 mmax depth 6 mpH 5.9mesotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Flängölen 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 (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Flängölen 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 Flängölen

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.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Flängölen

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Flängölen, carried by roach and ruffe. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Whoever fishes Flängölen 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. 1Magnus Johansenpike59 cm
  2. 2Fredrik Krügerpike51 cm
  3. 3Petra Brandtperch19 cm
  4. 4Nils Viklundperch18 cm
  5. 5Karl Petterssonroach14 cm
  6. 6Petra Ekruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike59 cmMagnus Johansen
perch19 cmPetra Brandt
roach14 cmKarl Pettersson
ruffe10 cmPetra Ek
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