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Södra Färgen

southern humic brown forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 16 m13 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.6 mmax depth 16 mpH 6.5mesotrophic · humicstatus moderateforest track · 22 min for the last stretch
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Character of the water

Södra Färgen 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 5 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake lies remote, ringed by forest and bog far from any road. Few find their way here — the water is untouched and the stock undisturbed.

Moderately deep (16 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Södra Färgen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Södra Färgen

perch predatory fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 41 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.
björkna fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~34 cm · can reach 54 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~56 cm · can reach 82 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 12 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
zander predatory fish
typically ~36 cm · can reach 66 cm
Zander hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
löja fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 19 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps löja moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
roach coarse fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 28 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~29 cm · can reach 29 cm
Whitefish roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 22 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
sutare fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Södra Färgen

The species list of Södra Färgen runs to 13. The predators — perch, pike and zander — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Södra Färgen is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.

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. 1Gustav Nilssonål46 cm
  2. 2Lars Weberål44 cm
  3. 3Elin Hedlundburbot39 cm
  4. 4Emil Brandtsutare32 cm
  5. 5Emil Wagnerbream28 cm
  6. 6Wolfgang Nyströmvendace13 cm
Species records here
ål46 cmGustav Nilsson
burbot39 cmElin Hedlund
sutare32 cmEmil Brandt
bream28 cmEmil Wagner
vendace13 cmWolfgang Nyström
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