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Mangen

humic brown forest lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 15 m11 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 3.5 mmax depth 15 mpH 6.0oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
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Character of the water

Mangen lies in central Sweden — a 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 (15 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Mangen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Mangen

perch predatory fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 25 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
björkna fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
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.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps id moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~26 cm · can reach 26 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~17 cm · can reach 21 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
nors fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Nors follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Mangen

Mangen holds 11 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and björkna, bream and ruffe 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 Mangen are alike.

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. 1Linnea Nieminenzander42 cm
  2. 2Anders Månssonzander40 cm
  3. 3Björn Strandruda17 cm
  4. 4Erik Blomruda17 cm
  5. 5Petra Olofssonbjörkna16 cm
  6. 6Mikko Forsbergbjörkna15 cm
Species records here
zander40 cmAnders Månsson
ruda17 cmErik Blom
björkna16 cmPetra Olofsson
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish