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Mörkegöl

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.5 mmax depth 12 mpH 6.1mesotrophic · humicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Mörkegöl lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 7 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.

Moderately deep (12 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Mörkegöl 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 Mörkegöl

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.
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 Mörkegöl

Mörkegöl holds 4 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Mörkegöl 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. 1Sören Månssonpike50 cm
  2. 2Erik Olofssonburbot45 cm
  3. 3Lars Boströmburbot40 cm
  4. 4Linnea Karlssonperch18 cm
  5. 5Rickard Viklundroach16 cm
  6. 6Wolfgang Åbergroach15 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmSören Månsson
burbot45 cmErik Olofsson
perch18 cmLinnea Karlsson
roach15 cmWolfgang Åberg
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