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Ralången

southern humic brown tarn · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 5 m11 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 5 mpH 7.4eutrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road
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Character of the water

Ralången lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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 (5 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Ralången FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Ralången

perch predatory fish
typically ~9 cm · can reach 38 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Down on the bottom ål sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
bream coarse fish
typically ~24 cm · can reach 47 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
elritsa fish
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
Elritsa grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~61 cm · can reach 74 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 16 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 78 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
ruda fish
typically ~36 cm · can reach 36 cm
Ruda works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
sarv fish
typically ~26 cm · can reach 33 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
sutare fish
typically ~44 cm · can reach 49 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Ralången

Ralången holds 11 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and ål, bream and elritsa schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

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 Ralången 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.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Jürgen Häggpike48 cm
  2. 2Mats Erikssonpike48 cm
  3. 3Wolfgang Lindqvistpike47 cm
  4. 4Linnea Korhonensarv22 cm
  5. 5Fredrik Korhonenbream20 cm
  6. 6Eva Nyströmroach11 cm
Species records here
pike48 cmMats Eriksson
sarv22 cmLinnea Korhonen
bream20 cmFredrik Korhonen
roach11 cmEva Nyström
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