Orgen
clear oligotrophic deep lake · 60°N
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 27 mpH 6.1oligotrophicstatus goodno road · 50 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Orgen lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic deep lake.
The surroundings
The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.
A small but surprisingly deep pocket (27 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Orgen 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 Orgen
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.
Fishing Orgen
The species list of Orgen 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 Orgen 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
- In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.
The catch board
- 1Maria Åbergpike62 cm
- 2Mats Hansenpike60 cm
- 3Magnus Hedlundpike50 cm
- 4Lars Johansenpike50 cm
- 5Oskar Lehmannperch20 cm
- 6Axel Nilssonperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmMagnus Hedlund
perch20 cmOskar Lehmann
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