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Ljusgölen

southern humic brown tarn · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 4 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus moderateno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Ljusgölen 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 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 (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Ljusgölen 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 Ljusgölen

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.

Fishing Ljusgölen

The species list of Ljusgölen runs to 2. 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 Ljusgölen 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. 1Axel Nieminenpike55 cm
  2. 2Ole Sandströmpike54 cm
  3. 3Jukka Erikssonpike54 cm
  4. 4Anders Månssonpike52 cm
  5. 5Karin Ekpike49 cm
  6. 6Erik Blomperch19 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmKarin Ek
perch19 cmErik Blom
The same water, for real