Gäddgölen

Gäddgölen is put and take in Motala municipality. IF Metalls fiskeområde stocks rainbow trout and brown trout. Despite the name it is salmonid P&T, not a pike water as the main number. We do not sell the permits — buy via the permit seller.

Species

Stocked salmonids are what you fish here. This page is Gäddgölen, not other waters in the same area that may have pike or perch as the main number.

The same stocking of rainbow trout and brown trout as the other IF Metall lakes.

With rainbow trout and brown trout you fish two salmonids with different habits — despite the name it is salmonids, not pike, that are the product. Rainbow is bolder and shallower, brown trout more cautious and often deeper in warm weather. Both take lures, bait and fly. Brown trout rewards a discreet presentation and a thinner tippet.

Stocked fish can sit close to the bank after release and then deeper. That is typical of this kind of water.

Fly fishing, spin fishing and bait fishing

Here: fly fishing, spin fishing and bait fishing. The same permit and quota. Not Norrköping’s tarns. Pack to the seller’s current tackle rules, not to a forum.

Lures and flies

For stocked rainbow trout, small spinners, spoons and simple nymphs in olive, black and orange often work when the water is stained. A streamer when fish are hunting. General species tactics, not a recipe we claim is unique to Gäddgölen.

When they bite

Stocking is decided by the manager, not by a bite calendar we copy. Morning and evening are often nicer than high sun in small forest waters. Check an open permit, ice and the latest stocking with the seller before you go.

Cool water and a recent stocking usually give the best takes; brown trout is more sensitive to heat, so early morning and evening beat summer heat while the fish otherwise seek depth. Because the same permit covers several IF Metall lakes you can move if a tarn is slow.

Getting there

Just southwest of Gulbäckesjön. A small tarn, not Hovden further east. Park where it is marked, not on private land. Fires only at prepared sites unless there is a fire ban.

Rules

Always check the current rules with the permit seller. Quota, hours, float tube and the rules for children change. Current prices are on the permit seller’s page. Bring the confirmation from the purchase.