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Slångan

nutrient-rich lowland lake · 62°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 6 m8 species on recordsources & method →
clarity 1.6 mmax depth 6 mpH 6.0eutrophicstatus poorpaved road
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Character of the water

Slångan lies in central Sweden — a nutrient-rich lowland lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 4 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

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

Permits & rules

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

ål fish
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
Ål works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
salmon fish
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
Salmon hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
regnbåge fish
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Regnbåge hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruda fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
Down on the bottom ruda sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
stäm fish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps stäm moving constantly between the feeding grounds.

Fishing Slångan

pike, salmon and trout sit at the top of the food chain in Slångan, carried by ål, regnbåge and ruda. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.

Every session at Slångan 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

  • Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.
  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Hanna Petterssonpike51 cm
  2. 2Jukka Vogelpike49 cm
  3. 3Gustav Rasktrout29 cm
  4. 4Heike WikströmArctic char28 cm
  5. 5Stefan Ekruda15 cm
  6. 6Jukka Norénstäm13 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmHanna Pettersson
trout29 cmGustav Rask
Arctic char28 cmHeike Wikström
ruda15 cmStefan Ek
stäm13 cmJukka Norén
The same water, for real
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