Mölagölen
southern acidified forest lake · 58°N
clarity 3.9 mmax depth 5 mpH 5.5mesotrophicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road
Character of the water
Mölagölen lies in the south — a southern acidified forest lake. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.
The surroundings
The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Mölagölen 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 Mölagölen
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.
Fishing Mölagölen
The species list of Mölagölen 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.
Whoever fishes Mölagölen 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
- Acidified water yields few, hardy species.
The catch board
- 1Axel Boströmpike52 cm
- 2Torbjörn Lundpike51 cm
- 3Kjell Brandtpike50 cm
- 4Eva Falkperch20 cm
- 5Mikko Lindqvistperch19 cm
- 6Ole Brandtperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmKjell Brandt
perch18 cmOle Brandt
The same water, for real