Oxögat
nutrient-rich lowland lake · 60°N
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clarity 2.8 mmax depth 7 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road
Character of the water
Oxögat lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake.
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 (7 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Oxögat 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 Oxögat
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
Fishing Oxögat
perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Oxögat, carried by roach and bream. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.
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 Oxögat are alike.
General rules of thumb for this kind of water
- Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.
The catch board
- 1Magnus Johansenpike60 cm
- 2Linnea Korhonenpike55 cm
- 3Sabine Sjöbergbream36 cm
- 4Kjell Karlssonbream32 cm
- 5Axel Nyströmperch18 cm
- 6Björn Falkroach17 cm
Species records here
pike60 cmMagnus Johansen
bream36 cmSabine Sjöberg
perch18 cmAxel Nyström
roach17 cmBjörn Falk
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