Stor-Laggen

clear oligotrophic forest lake · 60°N

Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 10 m7 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method →

clarity 6.3 mmax depth 10 mpH 6.6oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road

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Character of the water

Stor-Laggen lies in central Sweden — a clear oligotrophic forest lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Moderately deep (10 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Stor-Laggen FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 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-Laggen

perch predatory fish

typically ~13 cm · can reach 35 cm

Here perch lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

ål fish

typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm

Ål lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

elritsa fish

typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm

Elritsa moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

pike predatory fish

typically ~46 cm · can reach 46 cm

Pike is a sight-hunter here — the clear water means long follows before the take.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

roach coarse fish

typically ~15 cm · can reach 23 cm

Here roach lives on the small stuff — and rewards those who fish small and fine.

vendace whitefish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 22 cm

Vendace holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

Fishing Stor-Laggen

The species list of Stor-Laggen runs to 7. 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.

Every session at Stor-Laggen 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

Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Uwe Vainioål47 cm
2Uwe Weberburbot40 cm
3Nils Lindqvistburbot39 cm
4Ida Vogelburbot38 cm
5Per Åbergburbot36 cm
6Gustav Blomroach12 cm

Species records here

ål47 cmUwe Vainio

burbot38 cmIda Vogel

roach12 cmGustav Blom

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish