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Surdalsgölen

southern humic brown tarn · 58°N
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 2 mpH 5.5oligotrophic · humicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Surdalsgölen lies in the south — a southern humic brown tarn. The tea-stained, humic water hides the bottom within an arm's length.

The surroundings

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

Shallow throughout (max 2 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Surdalsgölen 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 Surdalsgölen

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.

Fishing Surdalsgölen

The species list of Surdalsgölen runs to 2. The predators — perch and pike — hunt where the baitfish gather, and on a water this size you soon learn where it holds its fish.

Whoever fishes Surdalsgölen 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. 1Heike Boströmpike54 cm
  2. 2Maria Erikssonpike53 cm
  3. 3Tomas Brandtpike50 cm
  4. 4Jukka Fischerperch19 cm
  5. 5Emil Wagnerperch19 cm
  6. 6Per Sundinperch19 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmTomas Brandt
perch19 cmPer Sundin
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