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Snaggenässjön

clear oligotrophic deep lake · 59°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 32 m3 species on recordreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 2.0 mmax depth 32 mpH 6.4oligotrophicstatus goodpaved road
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Character of the water

Snaggenässjön lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic deep lake.

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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (32 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Snaggenässjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 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 Snaggenässjön

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.

Fishing Snaggenässjön

The species list of Snaggenässjön runs to 3. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Every session at Snaggenässjön 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

  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Magnus Forsbergpike50 cm
  2. 2Ida Månssonperch20 cm
  3. 3Andreas Petterssonperch20 cm
  4. 4Erik Schmidtroach15 cm
  5. 5Jukka Korhonenroach15 cm
  6. 6Axel Boströmroach14 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmMagnus Forsberg
perch20 cmAndreas Pettersson
roach14 cmAxel Boström
The same water, for real
This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein SwedishThe real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish