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Långegölen

southern acidified brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 7 msources & method
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 7 mpH 4.6oligotrophic · humicstatus poorgravel road

Character of the water

Långegölen lies in the south — a southern acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

The surroundings

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

Moderately deep (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Långegölen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Långegölen

Fishing Långegölen

The species list of Långegölen runs to 0. dominate here, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Långegölen 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.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

No one's fished here yet — be the first on the board.

The same water, for real