Mången

clear oligotrophic deep lake · 60°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 23 m8 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 3.9 mmax depth 23 mpH 6.6oligotrophicstatus moderategravel road

Fish Mången Buy forecast

Character of the water

Mången lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic deep lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 11 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

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

Large and deep (23 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Mången 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 Mången

perch predatory fish

typically ~25 cm · can reach 42 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

bream coarse fish

typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm

Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

pike predatory fish

typically ~53 cm · can reach 53 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

löja fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm

Löja moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

roach coarse fish

typically ~20 cm · can reach 23 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

nors fish

typically ~12 cm · can reach 12 cm

Nors cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

vendace whitefish

typically ~19 cm · can reach 21 cm

Vendace cruises the open water — the depth it picks follows the light through the day.

Fishing Mången

Mången holds 8 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and ål, bream and löja schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

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 Mången are alike.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Jukka Vogelpike41 cm
2Hanna Petterssonbream34 cm
3Roland Krügerperch21 cm
4Elin Månssonlöja10 cm
5Axel Nilssonlöja10 cm
6Anna Nyströmnors9 cm

Species records here

pike41 cmJukka Vogel

bream34 cmHanna Pettersson

perch21 cmRoland Krüger

löja10 cmElin Månsson

nors9 cmAnna Nyström

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish