Mossagyl
southern mesotrophic lake · 56°N
clarity 3.0 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus goodgravel road
Character of the water
Mossagyl lies in the south — a southern mesotrophic lake.
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 — Mossagyl 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 Mossagyl
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
ruffe perch family
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
Fishing Mossagyl
Mossagyl holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach and ruffe schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Every session at Mossagyl is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.
The catch board
- 1Per Nyströmpike65 cm
- 2Magnus Johansenpike52 cm
- 3Linnea Vogelpike50 cm
- 4Johan Nieminenperch19 cm
- 5Rickard Raskperch18 cm
- 6Jonas Johansenruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike65 cmPer Nyström
perch18 cmRickard Rask
ruffe10 cmJonas Johansen
The same water, for real
