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Ormögat

southern acidified forest lake · 58°N
clarity 4.9 mmax depth 3 mpH 5.5mesotrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Ormögat lies in the south — a southern acidified forest lake. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

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.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Ormögat 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 Ormögat

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 Ormögat

The species list of Ormögat 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 Ormögat 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

  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Mikael Petterssonpike62 cm
  2. 2Mikael Korhonenpike51 cm
  3. 3Jukka Sundinpike50 cm
  4. 4Karl Månssonperch25 cm
  5. 5Jürgen Åströmperch18 cm
  6. 6Anna Månssonperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmJukka Sundin
perch25 cmKarl Månsson
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