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Oxögat

acidified brown forest lake · 62°N
clarity 2.4 mmax depth 2 mpH 4.6oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryno road · 50 min for the last stretch

Character of the water

Oxögat lies in central Sweden — a acidified brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. Acidification has thinned life down to the hardiest few.

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.

Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Oxögat FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.

  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Oxögat

Fishing Oxögat

Oxögat holds 0 species. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Oxögat 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.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
  • Acidified water yields few, hardy species.

The catch board

No one's fished here yet — be the first on the board.

The same water, for real