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Rånnavägssjön

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 18 m1 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 2.0 mmax depth 18 mpH 7.0mesotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Rånnavägssjön lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length. In summer a thermocline settles around 9 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Large and deep (18 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Rånnavägssjön 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 Rånnavägssjön

pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

Fishing Rånnavägssjön

The species list of Rånnavägssjön runs to 1. The predators — pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Rånnavägssjön 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

  • Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
  • Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Sabine Vainiopike72 cm
  2. 2Roland Holmpike55 cm
  3. 3Linnea Björkpike54 cm
  4. 4Sabine Krügerpike52 cm
  5. 5Elin Månssonpike51 cm
  6. 6Kjell Krügerpike50 cm
The same water, for real