Horgen

southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 57°N

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clarity 7.1 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Horgen lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

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 — Horgen FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Horgen

perch predatory fish

typically ~9 cm · can reach 19 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

bream coarse fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm

Bream holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

pike predatory fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 62 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

ruffe perch family

typically ~12 cm · can reach 14 cm

Ruffe holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

roach coarse fish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 22 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

sarv fish

typically ~11 cm · can reach 17 cm

Sarv moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

vendace whitefish

typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm

Vendace holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

sutare fish

typically ~48 cm · can reach 48 cm

Sutare holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

Fishing Horgen

Horgen holds 9 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and ål, bream and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Horgen 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Sabine Sjöbergål45 cm
2Jukka Sundinsutare36 cm
3Maria Lundbream31 cm
4Emil Vainiobream30 cm
5Emil Wagnerroach15 cm
6Stefan Strandroach14 cm

Species records here

ål45 cmSabine Sjöberg

sutare36 cmJukka Sundin

bream31 cmMaria Lund

roach15 cmEmil Wagner

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