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Väglången

southern clear oligotrophic forest lake · 57°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 3 m4 species on recordsizes from survey fishingreal water chemistrysources & method
clarity 1.1 mmax depth 3 mpH 6.0oligotrophicstatus moderatepaved road

Character of the water

Väglången lies in the south — a southern clear oligotrophic forest 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.

Shallow throughout (max 3 m), with reeds and vegetation over large areas — water that warms fast in spring.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Väglången FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 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 Väglången

perch predatory fish
typically ~14 cm · can reach 34 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
bream coarse fish
typically ~63 cm · can reach 63 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
pike predatory fish
typically ~44 cm · can reach 53 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
roach coarse fish
typically ~19 cm · can reach 31 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

Fishing Väglången

perch and pike sit at the top of the food chain in Väglången, carried by bream and roach. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Every session at Väglången 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.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Karl Bergbream54 cm
  2. 2Per Häggbream51 cm
  3. 3Jonas Weberbream47 cm
  4. 4Jürgen Hansenpike33 cm
  5. 5Stefan Falkroach15 cm
  6. 6Mats Sjöbergperch12 cm
Species records here
bream51 cmPer Hägg
pike33 cmJürgen Hansen
roach15 cmStefan Falk
perch12 cmMats Sjöberg
The same water, for real