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Lilla Krusegyl

southern humic brown tarn · 56°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 4 msources & method
clarity 2.0 mmax depth 4 mpH 6.3mesotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Lilla Krusegyl lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. 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.

Shallow throughout (max 4 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

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

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.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Lilla Krusegyl

Lilla Krusegyl holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Lilla Krusegyl 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. 1Stefan Strandpike52 cm
  2. 2Stefan Ekroach15 cm
  3. 3Eva Nyströmroach14 cm
  4. 4Klaus Strandruffe13 cm
  5. 5Jonas Krügerruffe10 cm
  6. 6Anna Blomruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmStefan Strand
roach14 cmEva Nyström
ruffe10 cmJonas Krüger
The same water, for real