Gålån
acidified forest lake · 62°N
clarity 4.5 mmax depth 4 mpH 5.5mesotrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Gålån lies in central Sweden — a acidified forest lake. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Gålån 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 Gålån
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Fishing Gålån
Gålån holds 2 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Every session at Gålån 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
- Acidified water yields few, hardy species.
The catch board
- 1Jukka Weberpike57 cm
- 2Bjørn Ekpike54 cm
- 3Tomas Åströmpike54 cm
- 4Jürgen Dahlpike52 cm
- 5Lars Nilssonpike51 cm
- 6Sören Häggperch18 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmTomas Åström
perch18 cmSören Hägg
The same water, for real
