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Glan

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinesizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 10 mpH 7.2eutrophic · humicstatus poorpaved road

Character of the water

Glan 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 sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Moderately deep (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Glan 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 Glan

perch predatory fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 37 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 81 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 34 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.

Fishing Glan

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

Every session at Glan 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Karl Raskpike53 cm
  2. 2Johan Karlssonpike43 cm
  3. 3Hanna Åströmperch12 cm
  4. 4Karl Boströmroach11 cm
  5. 5Hanna Strandroach10 cm
  6. 6Wolfgang Åbergroach10 cm
Species records here
pike43 cmJohan Karlsson
perch12 cmHanna Åström
roach11 cmKarl Boström
The same water, for real