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Månsagyl

southern humic brown forest lake · 56°N
Real lakereal shorelinereal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 2.3 mmax depth 7 mpH 6.5mesotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Månsagyl 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 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 — Månsagyl 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 Månsagyl

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Månsagyl

Månsagyl holds 5 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach, bream and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Månsagyl regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.

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. 1Kjell Hedlundpike50 cm
  2. 2Henrik Forsbergbream31 cm
  3. 3Mikko Norénperch21 cm
  4. 4Per Nyströmperch18 cm
  5. 5Bjørn Johansenroach15 cm
  6. 6Erik Sandströmroach15 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmKjell Hedlund
bream31 cmHenrik Forsberg
perch18 cmPer Nyström
roach15 cmErik Sandström
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