Stor-Häggsjön
Character of the water
Stor-Häggsjön lies in the cold north — a northern humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.
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 (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.
Permits & rules
Fishing permit required — Stor-Häggsjön FVOF. Day permit ~140 kr · annual permit ~700 kr.
- 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 Stor-Häggsjön
Fishing Stor-Häggsjön
Stor-Häggsjön holds 2 species, with trout and Arctic char at the top of the chain. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.
Whoever fishes Stor-Häggsjön 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
- Brown, humic water dampens the light — fishing can be good even in the middle of the day.
The catch board
- 1Johan BjörkArctic char32 cm
- 2Heike BoströmArctic char30 cm
- 3Wolfgang LindqvistArctic char29 cm
- 4Fredrik KrügerArctic char29 cm
- 5Emil Strandtrout26 cm
- 6Elin Ektrout26 cm