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Snickaregöl

southern humic brown forest lake · 58°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 16 mpH 5.6oligotrophic · humicstatus unsatisfactorygravel road

Character of the water

Snickaregöl 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 8 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.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (16 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Snickaregöl 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 Snickaregöl

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.

Fishing Snickaregöl

Snickaregöl holds 2 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

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

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Emil Boströmpike59 cm
  2. 2Maria Sandströmpike52 cm
  3. 3Kjell Bergpike52 cm
  4. 4Ida Sundinpike52 cm
  5. 5Lars Wagnerpike51 cm
  6. 6Magnus Fischerperch20 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmLars Wagner
perch20 cmMagnus Fischer
The same water, for real