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Stor-Häggsjön

northern humic brown forest lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shoreline2 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 2.4 mmax depth 10 mpH 6.2mesotrophic · humicstatus goodforest track · 22 min for the last stretch

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

trout salmonids
typically ~34 cm · can reach 38 cm
In the murky light, trout shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~38 cm · can reach 38 cm
In the murky light, Arctic char shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

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

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Johan BjörkArctic char32 cm
  2. 2Heike BoströmArctic char30 cm
  3. 3Wolfgang LindqvistArctic char29 cm
  4. 4Fredrik KrügerArctic char29 cm
  5. 5Emil Strandtrout26 cm
  6. 6Elin Ektrout26 cm
Species records here
Arctic char29 cmWolfgang Lindqvist
trout26 cmElin Ek
The same water, for real