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Stor-Hässlingen

humic brown forest lake · 60°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 16 m6 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →
clarity 3.0 mmax depth 16 mpH 5.8oligotrophic · humicstatus moderatepaved road
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Character of the water

Stor-Hässlingen lies in central Sweden — a humic brown forest lake. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

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 (16 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Stor-Hässlingen 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 Stor-Hässlingen

perch predatory fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 44 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~52 cm · can reach 71 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
ruffe perch family
typically ~9 cm · can reach 14 cm
Down on the bottom ruffe sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 61 cm
Burbot works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 25 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
nors fish
typically ~13 cm · can reach 18 cm
Nors roams the open water after the feed — a moving target.

Fishing Stor-Hässlingen

The species list of Stor-Hässlingen runs to 6. The predators — perch, pike and burbot — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

The fishing here follows the water's own rhythm: dawn and dusk have their windows, fronts close and open them, and the season moves the fish. No two sessions at Stor-Hässlingen are alike.

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. 1Kjell Sjöbergpike40 cm
  2. 2Per Schmidtburbot30 cm
  3. 3Mats Erikssonperch13 cm
  4. 4Lars Nilssonroach12 cm
  5. 5Ole Krügernors10 cm
  6. 6Erik Raskruffe7 cm
Species records here
pike40 cmKjell Sjöberg
burbot30 cmPer Schmidt
perch13 cmMats Eriksson
roach12 cmLars Nilsson
nors10 cmOle Krüger
ruffe7 cmErik Rask
The same water, for real
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