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Kringelgölen

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.7 mmax depth 8 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Kringelgölen 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 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 (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Kringelgölen 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 Kringelgölen

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 Kringelgölen

The species list of Kringelgölen 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.

Every session at Kringelgölen 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Ole Hedlundpike54 cm
  2. 2Björn Boströmpike50 cm
  3. 3Oskar Nilssonperch20 cm
  4. 4Stefan Brandtroach15 cm
  5. 5Hanna Brandtroach15 cm
  6. 6Andreas Olofssonroach14 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmOle Hedlund
perch20 cmOskar Nilsson
roach15 cmStefan Brandt
The same water, for real