Ryegyl
southern humic brown tarn · 56°N
clarity 1.8 mmax depth 4 mpH 5.6oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road
Character of the water
Ryegyl 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 lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.
Moderately deep (4 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Ryegyl 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 Ryegyl
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.
Fishing Ryegyl
Ryegyl holds 2 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Ryegyl 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.
The catch board
- 1Jukka Weberpike51 cm
- 2Heike Dahlpike49 cm
- 3Hanna Johansenperch21 cm
- 4Ole Sandströmperch18 cm
- 5Axel Forsbergperch18 cm
- 6Johan Viklundperch18 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmJukka Weber
perch18 cmJohan Viklund
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