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Tolgasjön

southern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 6 m10 species on recordsizes from survey fishingsources & method →
clarity 1.4 mmax depth 6 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus poorpaved road
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Character of the water

Tolgasjön lies in the south — a southern nutrient-rich lowland lake.

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.

Moderately deep (6 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Tolgasjön 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 Tolgasjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~11 cm · can reach 32 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps perch moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
björkna fish
typically ~12 cm · can reach 26 cm
Björkna works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
bream coarse fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 37 cm
Bream works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
pike predatory fish
typically ~52 cm · can reach 66 cm
Pike hunts by feel more than sight in the stained water — short, hard strikes close to the bait.
ruffe perch family
typically ~10 cm · can reach 16 cm
Ruffe works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Down on the bottom burbot sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.
roach coarse fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 31 cm
The nutrient-rich water keeps roach moving constantly between the feeding grounds.
sarv fish
typically ~15 cm · can reach 16 cm
Sarv grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
vendace whitefish
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
Vendace follows the schools through open water — here today, gone tomorrow.
sutare fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 42 cm
Sutare works the bottom in the dark — smell and feel come before everything else.

Fishing Tolgasjön

perch, pike and burbot sit at the top of the food chain in Tolgasjön, carried by björkna, bream and ruffe. The nutrient-rich water means plenty of baitfish — and predators that grow fat on them.

Whoever fishes Tolgasjön 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

  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Oskar Åbergpike40 cm
  2. 2Heike Lindqvistroach11 cm
  3. 3Mikko Norénroach11 cm
  4. 4Rickard Raskbjörkna10 cm
  5. 5Jonas Wikströmbjörkna10 cm
  6. 6Oskar Wikströmruffe7 cm
Species records here
pike40 cmOskar Åberg
roach11 cmMikko Norén
björkna10 cmJonas Wikström
ruffe7 cmOskar Wikström
The same water, for real
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