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Sörgårdsgölen

southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 7.8 mmax depth 11 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Sörgårdsgölen lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light. 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.

Moderately deep (11 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

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

  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Sörgårdsgölen

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

Fishing Sörgårdsgölen

Sörgårdsgölen holds 5 species, with perch, pike and trout at the top of the chain and roach and whitefish schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Whoever fishes Sörgårdsgölen 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

  • Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Erik Blompike51 cm
  2. 2Kjell Vogeltrout33 cm
  3. 3Astrid Holmwhitefish24 cm
  4. 4Heike Nilssonperch18 cm
  5. 5Axel Nieminenroach16 cm
  6. 6Fredrik Sundinroach14 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmErik Blom
trout33 cmKjell Vogel
whitefish24 cmAstrid Holm
perch18 cmHeike Nilsson
roach14 cmFredrik Sundin
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