Röda göl

southern humic brown forest lake · 56°N

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clarity 1.5 mmax depth 20 mpH 5.9oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactoryforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

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Character of the water

Röda göl 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 7 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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (20 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Röda göl 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 Röda göl

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.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Röda göl

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Röda göl, carried by roach. The brown, humic water keeps visibility short — the fishing is more about vibration than sight.

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 Röda göl are alike.

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.
In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Elin Fischerpike57 cm
2Kjell Krügerburbot37 cm
3Torbjörn Brandtperch21 cm
4Elin Månssonperch20 cm
5Kjell Bergperch18 cm
6Mats Lindqvistroach15 cm

Species records here

pike57 cmElin Fischer

burbot37 cmKjell Krüger

perch21 cmTorbjörn Brandt

roach15 cmMats Lindqvist

The same water, for real

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