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Lilla Rängen

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 6 mreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 6 mpH 7.7mesotrophic · humicstatus goodno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Lilla Rängen 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 (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Lilla Rängen 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 Lilla Rängen

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.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Lilla Rängen

Lilla Rängen holds 5 species, with perch, pike and burbot 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.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Lilla Rängen are alike.

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. 1Johan Björkpike62 cm
  2. 2Karin Ekburbot44 cm
  3. 3Johan Nieminenroach19 cm
  4. 4Karin Nyströmperch19 cm
  5. 5Linnea Fischerruffe10 cm
  6. 6Sara Fischerruffe9 cm
Species records here
pike62 cmJohan Björk
burbot44 cmKarin Ek
perch19 cmKarin Nyström
roach19 cmJohan Nieminen
ruffe10 cmLinnea Fischer
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