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Hugn

humic brown forest lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 12 m10 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 12 mpH 6.3eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
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Character of the water

Hugn lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (12 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Hugn FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Hugn

perch predatory fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 38 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 ~15 cm · can reach 25 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 39 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~69 cm · can reach 69 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 ~35 cm · can reach 71 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps id moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 26 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 10 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.

Fishing Hugn

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

Every session at Hugn 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. 1Kjell Sjöbergål44 cm
  2. 2Jonas Wagnerperch21 cm
  3. 3Per Fischerperch17 cm
  4. 4Mikael Nieminenroach16 cm
  5. 5Stefan Olofssonroach14 cm
  6. 6Gustav Åströmnors7 cm
Species records here
ål44 cmKjell Sjöberg
perch17 cmPer Fischer
roach14 cmStefan Olofsson
nors7 cmGustav Åström
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish