Hängasjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 11 m11 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 3.2 mmax depth 11 mpH 6.3oligotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road

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Character of the water

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

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Hängasjön FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.

Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Hängasjön

perch predatory fish

typically ~26 cm · can reach 48 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

björkna fish

typically ~20 cm · can reach 36 cm

Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

bream coarse fish

typically ~24 cm · can reach 39 cm

Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

pike predatory fish

typically ~47 cm · can reach 72 cm

Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

ruffe perch family

typically ~8 cm · can reach 11 cm

Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

zander predatory fish

typically ~36 cm · can reach 50 cm

Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

roach coarse fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 31 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

vendace whitefish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 16 cm

Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Hängasjön

Hängasjön holds 11 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and ål, björkna and bream schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Hängasjön 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

1Hanna Lindqvistpike38 cm
2Heike Korhonensutare28 cm
3Emil Nieminenzander28 cm
4Petra Månssonperch24 cm
5Lars Forsbergperch23 cm
6Elin Åbergbream18 cm

Species records here

pike38 cmHanna Lindqvist

zander28 cmEmil Nieminen

sutare28 cmHeike Korhonen

perch23 cmLars Forsberg

bream18 cmElin Åberg

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish