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Häggekulle göl

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.3 mmax depth 9 mpH 5.7oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Häggekulle göl lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 5 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Häggekulle göl 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 Häggekulle göl

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 Häggekulle göl

The species list of Häggekulle göl 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 Häggekulle göl 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. 1Ole Björkpike55 cm
  2. 2Jürgen Schmidtperch24 cm
  3. 3Maria Ekperch18 cm
  4. 4Maria Sandströmroach15 cm
  5. 5Bjørn Boströmroach15 cm
  6. 6Klaus Olofssonroach14 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmOle Björk
perch18 cmMaria Ek
roach15 cmMaria Sandström
The same water, for real