Såggölen
southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 8 mpH 5.8mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
Character of the water
Såggölen lies in the south — a southern humic brown forest lake. 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 (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Såggölen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Såggölen
perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
Fishing Såggölen
Såggölen holds 4 species, with perch, pike and burbot at the top of the chain and roach schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Såggölen 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
- 1Bjørn Nyströmpike58 cm
- 2Astrid Hedlundpike49 cm
- 3Stefan Wikströmburbot41 cm
- 4Lars Weberburbot37 cm
- 5Anders Karlssonperch21 cm
- 6Johan Raskroach14 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmAstrid Hedlund
burbot41 cmStefan Wikström
perch21 cmAnders Karlsson
roach14 cmJohan Rask
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