Norra Gölen

southern humic brown tarn · 56°N

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clarity 7.7 mmax depth 5 mpH 6.6mesotrophic · humicstatus goodpaved road

Character of the water

Norra Gölen lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Moderately deep (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Norra Gölen 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 Norra Gölen

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

The nutrient-rich water keeps perch 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.

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.

ruda fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm

Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

sutare fish

typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm

Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Norra Gölen

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Norra Gölen, carried by bream, roach and ruda. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

Whoever fishes Norra Gölen 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Bjørn Nyströmbream35 cm
2Jonas Krügersutare30 cm
3Tomas Brandtsutare28 cm
4Jukka Norénruda19 cm
5Johan Nieminenruda19 cm
6Axel Boströmperch19 cm

Species records here

bream35 cmBjørn Nyström

sutare28 cmTomas Brandt

perch19 cmAxel Boström

ruda19 cmJohan Nieminen

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish